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Office Clerk / Clerk Typist (government) in Maine

Maine Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of Human Resources lists 7 job classes for this work in the Maine state pay plan: Office Assistant I–II, Office Specialist I–II, Clerk IV.

$32,822 – $70,720
state pay plan range, a year
7
classes in the state plan
$45,300
median pay in ME, all employers
11,260
workers in ME (SOC 43-9061)

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
Office Assistant I
Class 6536 · class description
Grade 5 · Salary Specification 80 — Administrative Services
$32,822 – $42,037 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: $37,336 a year
  • Step 7: $38,854 a year
  • Step 8: $40,435 a year
  • Step 9: $42,037 a year
Office Assistant II
Class 6538 · class description
Grade 8 · Salary Specification 80 — Administrative Services
$33,592 – $46,488 a year
9 steps
  • Step 1: $33,592 a year
  • Step 2: $35,610 a year
  • Step 3: $37,045 a year
  • Step 4: $37,544 a year
  • Step 5: $39,437 a year
  • Step 6: $41,371 a year
  • Step 7: $43,014 a year
  • Step 8: $44,720 a year
  • Step 9: $46,488 a year
Office Specialist I
Class 6546 · class description
Grade 16 · Salary Specification 80 — Administrative Services
$40,768 – $58,760 a year
9 steps
  • Step 1: $40,768 a year
  • Step 2: $42,952 a year
  • Step 3: $45,094 a year
  • Step 4: $47,403 a year
  • Step 5: $49,774 a year
  • Step 6: $52,208 a year
  • Step 7: $54,288 a year
  • Step 8: $56,493 a year
  • Step 9: $58,760 a year
Clerk IV
Class 0004 · class description
Grade 18 · Salary Specification 09 — Supervisory
$43,368 – $60,362 a year
9 steps
  • Step 1: $43,368 a year
  • Step 2: $45,261 a year
  • Step 3: $47,320 a year
  • Step 4: $49,317 a year
  • Step 5: $51,584 a year
  • Step 6: $53,622 a year
  • Step 7: $55,765 a year
  • Step 8: $58,032 a year
  • Step 9: $60,362 a year
Office Specialist II
Class 6550 · class description
Grade 19 · Salary Specification 80 — Administrative Services
$43,971 – $63,336 a year
9 steps
  • Step 1: $43,971 a year
  • Step 2: $46,280 a year
  • Step 3: $48,589 a year
  • Step 4: $51,022 a year
  • Step 5: $53,581 a year
  • Step 6: $56,243 a year
  • Step 7: $58,552 a year
  • Step 8: $60,902 a year
  • Step 9: $63,336 a year
Office Specialist I
Class 6590 · class description
Grade 16 · Salary Specification 81 — Administrative Services - Confidential
$44,554 – $64,189 a year
9 steps
  • Step 1: $44,554 a year
  • Step 2: $46,925 a year
  • Step 3: $49,275 a year
  • Step 4: $51,709 a year
  • Step 5: $54,267 a year
  • Step 6: $56,971 a year
  • Step 7: $59,342 a year
  • Step 8: $61,714 a year
  • Step 9: $64,189 a year
Office Specialist II
Class 6592 · class description
Grade 20 · Salary Specification 81 — Administrative Services - Confidential
$49,192 – $70,720 a year
9 steps
  • Step 1: $49,192 a year
  • Step 2: $51,730 a year
  • Step 3: $54,309 a year
  • Step 4: $56,992 a year
  • Step 5: $59,862 a year
  • Step 6: $62,920 a year
  • Step 7: $65,395 a year
  • Step 8: $68,016 a year
  • Step 9: $70,720 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

Office Clerks, General (SOC 43-9061) in Maine, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

MeasureME
Workers11,260
10th percentile$34,430
Median$45,300
90th percentile$60,010
National median, government employers$46,170

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 Office Clerk / Clerk Typist (government) page.

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