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Environmental Scientist (government) 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: Environmental Specialist II–IV.

$46,821 – $88,275
state pay plan range, a year
3
classes in the state plan
$66,480
median pay in ME, all employers
530
workers in ME (SOC 19-2041)

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
Environmental Specialist II
Class 9252 · class description
Grade 21 · Salary Specification 04 — Professional/Technical
$46,821 – $65,520 a year
9 steps
  • Step 1: $46,821 a year
  • Step 2: $49,192 a year
  • Step 3: $51,106 a year
  • Step 4: $53,706 a year
  • Step 5: $56,056 a year
  • Step 6: $58,261 a year
  • Step 7: $60,570 a year
  • Step 8: $62,982 a year
  • Step 9: $65,520 a year
Environmental Specialist III
Class 9253 · 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
Environmental Specialist IV
Class 9254 · class description
Grade 26 · Salary Specification 09 — Supervisory
$62,400 – $88,275 a year
9 steps
  • Step 1: $62,400 a year
  • Step 2: $65,354 a year
  • Step 3: $68,557 a year
  • Step 4: $71,822 a year
  • Step 5: $75,400 a year
  • Step 6: $78,416 a year
  • Step 7: $81,578 a year
  • Step 8: $84,885 a year
  • Step 9: $88,275 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 Scientists and Specialists, Including Health (SOC 19-2041) in Maine, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

MeasureME
Workers530
10th percentile$49,280
Median$66,480
90th percentile$107,100
National median, government employers$82,730

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 Environmental Scientist (government) page.

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