How much do Light Truck Drivers make in Lewiston-Auburn, ME?

Percentile spread

For Light Truck Drivers, the published 10th percentile is $31,240 and the 90th percentile is $93,830. The difference is $62,590, which is 123.0% 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 $38,130 to the 75th at $63,600, covers $25,470.

The mean annual wage is $55,700, which sits above the median of $50,870. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Lewiston-Auburn, ME median is 13.4% higher than the national median of $44,860 for Light Truck Drivers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $53,697, which is 19.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 14.2% higher than the Maine median of $44,550.

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 $50,870 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Light Truck Drivers at $53,697 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 Light Truck Drivers. Lewiston-Auburn, ME ranks 1st 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 $46,270 and employment of 1,070. That median is 9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,426, against $53,697 here.
• Bangor, ME is 114 miles away, with a median of $43,420 and employment of 580. That median is 14.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $44,991, against $53,697 here.
• Manchester-Nashua, NH is 115 miles away, with a median of $46,320 and employment of 1,360. That median is 8.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,840, against $53,697 here.

Employment share

Light Truck Drivers accounts for 0.82% of wage-and-salary employment in Lewiston-Auburn, ME (390 of 47,660). Nationally the occupation is 0.63% of employment (983,300 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.29 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.