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State Trooper / Highway Patrol Officer 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: State Police Trooper.

$67,808 – $94,203
state pay plan range, a year
1
classes in the state plan
$67,050
median pay in ME, all employers
2,120
workers in ME (SOC 33-3051)

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 June 28, 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
State Police Trooper
Class 7001 · class description
Grade 23
$67,808 – $94,203 a year
9 steps
  • Step 1: $67,808 a year
  • Step 2: $70,907 a year
  • Step 3: $74,194 a year
  • Step 4: $77,522 a year
  • Step 5: $80,558 a year
  • Step 6: $83,762 a year
  • Step 7: $87,131 a year
  • Step 8: $90,584 a year
  • Step 9: $94,203 a year

Schedule: Salary Specification 96 — State Police 28 Day LD1523 13. 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

Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers (SOC 33-3051) in Maine, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

MeasureME
Workers2,120
10th percentile$55,930
Median$67,050
90th percentile$91,270
National median, government employers$76,300

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 State Trooper / Highway Patrol Officer page.

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