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Bank / Financial Examiner in Maine

Maine Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of Human Resources lists 3 job classes for this work in the Maine state pay plan: Bank Examiner, Senior Bank Examiner, Principal Bank Examiner.

$44,949 – $94,515
state pay plan range, a year
3
classes in the state plan
$80,840
median pay in ME, all employers
230
workers in ME (SOC 13-2061)

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
Bank Examiner
Class 0423 · class description
Grade 20 · Salary Specification 04 — Professional/Technical
$44,949 – $62,774 a year
9 steps
  • Step 1: $44,949 a year
  • Step 2: $46,821 a year
  • Step 3: $49,192 a year
  • Step 4: $51,106 a year
  • Step 5: $53,706 a year
  • Step 6: $55,869 a year
  • Step 7: $58,032 a year
  • Step 8: $60,362 a year
  • Step 9: $62,774 a year
Senior Bank Examiner
Class 0424 · class description
Grade 24 · Salary Specification 04 — Professional/Technical
$54,018 – $75,733 a year
9 steps
  • Step 1: $54,018 a year
  • Step 2: $56,597 a year
  • Step 3: $59,280 a year
  • Step 4: $61,942 a year
  • Step 5: $64,771 a year
  • Step 6: $67,330 a year
  • Step 7: $70,013 a year
  • Step 8: $72,821 a year
  • Step 9: $75,733 a year
Principal Bank Examiner
Class 0425 · class description
Grade 28 · Salary Specification 09 — Supervisory
$66,560 – $94,515 a year
9 steps
  • Step 1: $66,560 a year
  • Step 2: $69,950 a year
  • Step 3: $73,237 a year
  • Step 4: $76,877 a year
  • Step 5: $80,808 a year
  • Step 6: $84,032 a year
  • Step 7: $87,381 a year
  • Step 8: $90,875 a year
  • Step 9: $94,515 a year

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

Financial Examiners (SOC 13-2061) in Maine, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

MeasureME
Workers230
10th percentile$53,910
Median$80,840
90th percentile$145,110
National median, government employers$106,440

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.

More about this job

Requirements, hiring process, training, schedule and day-to-day work are on the national Bank / Financial Examiner page.

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