How much do Human Resources Managers make in Lewiston-Auburn, ME?

Percentile spread

For Human Resources Managers, the published 10th percentile is $69,090 and the 90th percentile is $203,550. The difference is $134,460, which is 117.6% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $76,260 to the 75th at $156,050, covers $79,790.

The mean annual wage is $127,460, which sits above the median of $114,320. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Lewiston-Auburn, ME median is 23.4% lower than the national median of $149,280 for Human Resources Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $120,672, which is 19.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 11.9% lower than the Maine median of $129,720.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lewiston-Auburn, ME is 94.736, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $114,320 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Human Resources Managers at $120,672 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

12 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Human Resources Managers. Lewiston-Auburn, ME ranks 13th of 13 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Portland-South Portland, ME is 37 miles away, with a median of $137,550 and employment of 320. That median is 20.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $135,041, against $120,672 here.
• Bangor, ME is 114 miles away, with a median of $126,560 and employment of 80. That median is 10.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $131,139, against $120,672 here.
• Manchester-Nashua, NH is 115 miles away, with a median of $142,600 and employment of 330. That median is 24.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $134,965, against $120,672 here.

Employment share

Human Resources Managers accounts for 0.10% of wage-and-salary employment in Lewiston-Auburn, ME (50 of 47,660). Nationally the occupation is 0.14% of employment (220,660 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.74 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.