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Correctional Officer (state prison) in Maine

Maine Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of Human Resources lists 1 job class for this work in the Maine state pay plan: Correctional Officer.

$49,754 – $64,251
state pay plan range, a year
1
classes in the state plan
$52,730
median pay in ME, all employers
1,090
workers in ME (SOC 33-3012)

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 June 28, 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
Correctional Officer
Class 5207 · class description
Grade 16
$49,754 – $64,251 a year
9 steps
  • Step 1: $49,754 a year
  • Step 2: $51,480 a year
  • Step 3: $53,165 a year
  • Step 4: $54,870 a year
  • Step 5: $56,243 a year
  • Step 6: $57,637 a year
  • Step 7: $59,592 a year
  • Step 8: $61,818 a year
  • Step 9: $64,251 a year

Schedule: Salary Specification 82 — AFSCME Corrections. 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

Correctional Officers and Jailers (SOC 33-3012) in Maine, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

MeasureME
Workers1,090
10th percentile$44,640
Median$52,730
90th percentile$60,510
National median, government employers$59,490

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 Correctional Officer (state prison) page.

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