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Civil Engineer (DOT / city / county) in Maine

Maine Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of Human Resources lists 6 job classes for this work in the Maine state pay plan: Asst Engineer, Asst Transportation Engineer, Civil Engineer II–III, Transportation Engineer II–III.

$49,296 – $115,357
state pay plan range, a year
6
classes in the state plan
$97,820
median pay in ME, all employers
1,240
workers in ME (SOC 17-2051)

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
Asst Engineer
Class 6349 · class description
Grade 22 · Salary Specification 04 — Professional/Technical
$49,296 – $68,786 a year
9 steps
  • Step 1: $49,296 a year
  • Step 2: $51,168 a year
  • Step 3: $53,747 a year
  • Step 4: $56,160 a year
  • Step 5: $58,843 a year
  • Step 6: $61,214 a year
  • Step 7: $63,606 a year
  • Step 8: $66,144 a year
  • Step 9: $68,786 a year
Asst Transportation Engineer
Class 6380 · class description
Grade 25 · Salary Specification 04 — Professional/Technical
$56,867 – $79,747 a year
9 steps
  • Step 1: $56,867 a year
  • Step 2: $59,446 a year
  • Step 3: $62,150 a year
  • Step 4: $65,021 a year
  • Step 5: $68,141 a year
  • Step 6: $70,907 a year
  • Step 7: $73,757 a year
  • Step 8: $76,690 a year
  • Step 9: $79,747 a year
Civil Engineer II
Class 6342 · class description
Grade 28 · Salary Specification 04 — Professional/Technical
$62,795 – $87,963 a year
9 steps
  • Step 1: $62,795 a year
  • Step 2: $65,437 a year
  • Step 3: $68,765 a year
  • Step 4: $71,906 a year
  • Step 5: $75,213 a year
  • Step 6: $78,250 a year
  • Step 7: $81,349 a year
  • Step 8: $84,573 a year
  • Step 9: $87,963 a year
Transportation Engineer II
Class 6382 · class description
Grade 31 · Salary Specification 04 — Professional/Technical
$70,054 – $98,758 a year
9 steps
  • Step 1: $70,054 a year
  • Step 2: $73,466 a year
  • Step 3: $76,877 a year
  • Step 4: $80,475 a year
  • Step 5: $84,365 a year
  • Step 6: $87,818 a year
  • Step 7: $91,333 a year
  • Step 8: $94,973 a year
  • Step 9: $98,758 a year
Civil Engineer III
Class 6344 · class description
Grade 30 · Salary Specification 09 — Supervisory
$72,197 – $102,086 a year
9 steps
  • Step 1: $72,197 a year
  • Step 2: $75,504 a year
  • Step 3: $79,394 a year
  • Step 4: $83,242 a year
  • Step 5: $87,256 a year
  • Step 6: $90,750 a year
  • Step 7: $94,370 a year
  • Step 8: $98,155 a year
  • Step 9: $102,086 a year
Transportation Engineer III
Class 6384 · class description
Grade 33 · Salary Specification 09 — Supervisory
$81,578 – $115,357 a year
9 steps
  • Step 1: $81,578 a year
  • Step 2: $85,550 a year
  • Step 3: $89,586 a year
  • Step 4: $93,974 a year
  • Step 5: $98,634 a year
  • Step 6: $102,586 a year
  • Step 7: $106,683 a year
  • Step 8: $110,926 a year
  • Step 9: $115,357 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

Civil Engineers (SOC 17-2051) in Maine, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

MeasureME
Workers1,240
10th percentile$71,080
Median$97,820
90th percentile$132,600
National median, government employers$108,820

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 Civil Engineer (DOT / city / county) page.

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