SOC 13-1082 · Business and Financial Operations Occupations · May 2025
How much do Project Management Specialists make in Lewiston-Auburn, ME?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Project Management Specialists in Lewiston-Auburn, ME is $102,490. The 10th percentile is $63,830 and the 90th percentile is $150,230. Employment is 160.
Median annual wage
$102,490
- 10th percentile
- $63,830
- 25th percentile
- $77,440
- Median
- $102,490
- 75th percentile
- $131,240
- 90th percentile
- $150,230
- Mean
- $108,860
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Project Management Specialists, the published 10th percentile is $63,830 and the 90th percentile is $150,230. The difference is $86,400, which is 84.3% 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 $77,440 to the 75th at $131,240, covers $53,800.
The mean annual wage is $108,860, which sits above the median of $102,490. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Lewiston-Auburn, ME median is 0.2% higher than the national median of $102,320 for Project Management Specialists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $108,185, which is 5.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 0.6% higher than the Maine median of $101,830.
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 $102,490 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Project Management Specialists at $108,185 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 Project Management Specialists. Lewiston-Auburn, ME ranks 6th 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 $105,530 and employment of 1,370. That median is 3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $103,605, against $108,185 here.
- Bangor, ME is 114 miles away, with a median of $85,410 and employment of 180. That median is 16.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $88,500, against $108,185 here.
- Manchester-Nashua, NH is 115 miles away, with a median of $90,180 and employment of 1,150. That median is 12% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $85,352, against $108,185 here.
Employment share
Project Management Specialists accounts for 0.34% of wage-and-salary employment in Lewiston-Auburn, ME (160 of 47,660). Nationally the occupation is 0.69% of employment (1,066,670 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.49 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.
Highest-paying jobs in Lewiston-Auburn, ME · Project Management Specialists by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Project Management Specialists make in Lewiston-Auburn, ME?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Project Management Specialists in Lewiston-Auburn, ME is $102,490. The 10th percentile is $63,830 and the 90th percentile is $150,230. Employment is 160.
How does that compare with the national median for Project Management Specialists?
The local median is 0.2% higher than the national median of $102,320.
What is Project Management Specialists pay in Lewiston-Auburn, ME after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lewiston-Auburn, ME is 94.736, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $102,490 is $108,185. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Lewiston-Auburn, ME compare with nearby metros for Project Management Specialists?
Portland-South Portland, ME is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 37 miles away, at $105,530. Lewiston-Auburn, ME ranks 6th of 13 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.