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Engineering Technician (DOT) 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: Engineering Aide, Engineering Technician III–IV.

$32,822 – $72,259
state pay plan range, a year
3
classes in the state plan
$67,540
median pay in ME, all employers
290
workers in ME (SOC 17-3022)

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
Engineering Aide
Class 6423 · class description
Grade 10 · Salary Specification 12 — Operations/Maintenance
$32,822 – $43,306 a year
9 steps
  • Step 1: $32,822 a year
  • Step 2: $32,822 a year
  • Step 3: $33,592 a year
  • Step 4: $35,610 a year
  • Step 5: $37,045 a year
  • Step 6: $38,522 a year
  • Step 7: $40,040 a year
  • Step 8: $41,621 a year
  • Step 9: $43,306 a year
Engineering Technician III
Class 6336 · 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
Engineering Technician IV
Class 6337 · class description
Grade 23 · Salary Specification 04 — Professional/Technical
$51,501 – $72,259 a year
9 steps
  • Step 1: $51,501 a year
  • Step 2: $53,810 a year
  • Step 3: $56,430 a year
  • Step 4: $59,010 a year
  • Step 5: $61,734 a year
  • Step 6: $64,189 a year
  • Step 7: $66,768 a year
  • Step 8: $69,472 a year
  • Step 9: $72,259 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 Engineering Technologists and Technicians (SOC 17-3022) in Maine, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

MeasureME
Workers290
10th percentile$49,660
Median$67,540
90th percentile$87,290
National median, government employers$67,040

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 Engineering Technician (DOT) page.

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