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Heavy Equipment Operator (government) in Maine

Maine Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of Human Resources lists 2 job classes for this work in the Maine state pay plan: Heavy Equipment Operator II.

$32,822 – $45,802
state pay plan range, a year
2
classes in the state plan
$56,140
median pay in ME, all employers
2,210
workers in ME (SOC 47-2073)

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
Heavy Equipment Operator
Class 8121 · class description
Grade 9
$32,822 – $42,058 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: $37,398 a year
  • Step 7: $38,896 a year
  • Step 8: $40,456 a year
  • Step 9: $42,058 a year
Heavy Equipment Operator II
Class 8122 · class description
Grade 12
$33,592 – $45,802 a year
9 steps
  • Step 1: $33,592 a year
  • Step 2: $35,610 a year
  • Step 3: $37,045 a year
  • Step 4: $37,710 a year
  • Step 5: $39,208 a year
  • Step 6: $40,706 a year
  • Step 7: $42,390 a year
  • Step 8: $44,034 a year
  • Step 9: $45,802 a year

Schedule: Salary Specification 12 — Operations/Maintenance. 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

Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators (SOC 47-2073) in Maine, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

MeasureME
Workers2,210
10th percentile$46,200
Median$56,140
90th percentile$75,390
National median, government employers$52,750

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 Heavy Equipment Operator (government) page.

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