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Environmental Engineer 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: Asst Environmental Engineer, Environmental Engineer, Senior Environmental Engineer.

$49,296 – $94,515
state pay plan range, a year
3
classes in the state plan
$93,930
median pay in ME, all employers
220
workers in ME (SOC 17-2081)

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 Environmental Engineer
Class 6320 · 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
Environmental Engineer
Class 6321 · 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
Senior Environmental Engineer
Class 6322 · 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

Environmental Engineers (SOC 17-2081) in Maine, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

MeasureME
Workers220
10th percentile$69,310
Median$93,930
90th percentile$139,510
National median, government employers$107,020

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 Environmental Engineer page.

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