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Hydrologist in Maine

Maine Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of Human Resources lists 1 job class for this work in the Maine state pay plan: Hydrogeologist.

$62,795 – $87,963
state pay plan range, a year
1
classes in the state plan
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median pay in ME, all employers
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workers in ME (SOC 19-2043)

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.

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
Hydrogeologist
Class 9416 · class description
Grade 28
$62,795 – $87,963 a year
9 steps
  • Step 1: $62,795 a year
  • Step 2: $65,437 a year
  • Step 3: $68,765 a year
  • Step 4: $71,906 a year
  • Step 5: $75,213 a year
  • Step 6: $78,250 a year
  • Step 7: $81,349 a year
  • Step 8: $84,573 a year
  • Step 9: $87,963 a year

Schedule: Salary Specification 04 — Professional/Technical. 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.

More about this job

Requirements, hiring process, training, schedule and day-to-day work are on the national Hydrologist page.

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