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Eligibility Worker / Benefits Specialist 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: Eligibility Specialist.

$43,118 – $59,758
state pay plan range, a year
1
classes in the state plan
$50,860
median pay in ME, all employers
620
workers in ME (SOC 43-4061)

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
Eligibility Specialist
Class 5073 · class description
Grade 19
$43,118 – $59,758 a year
9 steps
  • Step 1: $43,118 a year
  • Step 2: $44,949 a year
  • Step 3: $46,821 a year
  • Step 4: $49,192 a year
  • Step 5: $51,064 a year
  • Step 6: $53,144 a year
  • Step 7: $55,245 a year
  • Step 8: $57,450 a year
  • Step 9: $59,758 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

Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs (SOC 43-4061) in Maine, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

MeasureME
Workers620
10th percentile$40,930
Median$50,860
90th percentile$57,180
National median, government employers$55,330

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 Eligibility Worker / Benefits Specialist page.

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