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Administrative Law Judge / Hearing Officer in Maine

Maine Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of Human Resources lists 2 job classes for this work in the Maine state pay plan: Hearings Examiner, Hearings Officer.

$58,802 – $91,354
state pay plan range, a year
2
classes in the state plan
$75,960
median pay in ME, all employers
120
workers in ME (SOC 23-1021)

Sources: Maine Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of Human Resources, Maine State Government — Job Classification Specifications and Salary Schedules (BHR Salary Schedule Center); U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Maine state pay plan Sourced

Published rates for each class, lowest first, effective August 30, 2026. These are the ranges Maine sets for its own state employees; cities, counties and school districts have their own pay plans.

Class and gradePublished rate
Hearings Examiner
Class 0053 · class description
Grade 26
$58,802 – $82,555 a year
9 steps
  • Step 1: $58,802 a year
  • Step 2: $61,630 a year
  • Step 3: $64,230 a year
  • Step 4: $67,454 a year
  • Step 5: $70,574 a year
  • Step 6: $73,382 a year
  • Step 7: $76,336 a year
  • Step 8: $79,373 a year
  • Step 9: $82,555 a year
Hearings Officer
Class 0149 · class description
Grade 29
$65,083 – $91,354 a year
9 steps
  • Step 1: $65,083 a year
  • Step 2: $68,141 a year
  • Step 3: $71,344 a year
  • Step 4: $74,568 a year
  • Step 5: $78,146 a year
  • Step 6: $81,224 a year
  • Step 7: $84,469 a year
  • Step 8: $87,838 a year
  • Step 9: $91,354 a year

Schedule: Salary Specification 04 — Professional/Technical. Rates are as the plan publishes them; "a year" figures are conversions. Classes are matched to this job by title (GovJobsWiki editorial rule).

Source: Maine Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of Human Resources, Maine State Government — Job Classification Specifications and Salary Schedules (BHR Salary Schedule Center). Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in Maine, all employers Sourced

Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers (SOC 23-1021) in Maine, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

MeasureME
Workers120
10th percentile$60,280
Median$75,960
90th percentile$147,390
National median, government employers$117,860

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — national estimates by ownership. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Free practice tests for Maine

Source: Open Exam Prep, Open Exam Prep free practice tests. Data captured October 1, 2026. Each link was opened and its exam title checked on the date shown.

More about this job

Requirements, hiring process, training, schedule and day-to-day work are on the national Administrative Law Judge / Hearing Officer page.

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