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Highway / Road Maintenance Worker (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: Transportation Worker I–III.

$35,610 – $54,954
state pay plan range, a year
3
classes in the state plan
$49,030
median pay in ME, all employers
1,620
workers in ME (SOC 47-4051)

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
Transportation Worker I
Class 9921 · class description
Grade 10
$35,610 – $47,008 a year
9 steps
  • Step 1: $35,610 a year
  • Step 2: $37,045 a year
  • Step 3: $37,253 a year
  • Step 4: $38,709 a year
  • Step 5: $40,206 a year
  • Step 6: $41,850 a year
  • Step 7: $43,472 a year
  • Step 8: $45,219 a year
  • Step 9: $47,008 a year
Transportation Worker II
Class 9922 · class description
Grade 13
$37,648 – $51,230 a year
9 steps
  • Step 1: $37,648 a year
  • Step 2: $39,104 a year
  • Step 3: $40,560 a year
  • Step 4: $42,349 a year
  • Step 5: $43,846 a year
  • Step 6: $45,510 a year
  • Step 7: $47,362 a year
  • Step 8: $49,254 a year
  • Step 9: $51,230 a year
Transportation Worker III
Class 9923 · class description
Grade 15
$40,227 – $54,954 a year
9 steps
  • Step 1: $40,227 a year
  • Step 2: $41,746 a year
  • Step 3: $43,347 a year
  • Step 4: $45,178 a year
  • Step 5: $46,946 a year
  • Step 6: $48,776 a year
  • Step 7: $50,752 a year
  • Step 8: $52,832 a year
  • Step 9: $54,954 a year

Schedule: Salary Specification 18 — DOT Hwy Non-Supervisory Workweek Rollback. 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

Highway Maintenance Workers (SOC 47-4051) in Maine, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

MeasureME
Workers1,620
10th percentile$37,040
Median$49,030
90th percentile$60,320
National median, government employers$50,450

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 Highway / Road Maintenance Worker (DOT) page.

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