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This page describes the compensation, salaries, and benefits that Maine's public employees receive from state and local government.

www.maineopengov.org provides state salary information. Users can search by first name, last name, agency, department, subdepartment, position, pay year, and wage range.


State Government Employee Salaries[1]
Office'07 SalaryCurrent Official
Governor $70,000 John Baldacci
Attorney General $90,438 Janet Mills
Secretary of State $71,302 Matthew Dunlap
Treasurer of State $71,302 David Lemoine


The salary of Maine's governor ranks 50th among U.S. governors' salaries. The average salary earned by U.S. governors is $128,735. The median salary earned by U.S. governors is $129,962.

Maine Judicial Salaries[2]
Position'08 SalaryCurrent Justice
Chief Justice $138,294 Leigh Ingalls Saufley
Associate Justice $119,594 Robert Clifford
Associate Justice $119,594 Donald Alexander
Associate Justice $119,594 Jon Levy
Associate Justice $119,594 Warren Silver
Associate Justice $119,594 Andrew Mead
Associate Justice $119,594 Ellen Gorman


The salary of Maine's chief justice ranks 39th among U.S. chief justices' salaries. The average salary earned by U.S. chief justices is $154,707. The median salary earned by U.S. chief justices is $151,284.

The salary of Maine's associate justices ranks 45th among U.S. associate justices' salaries. The average salary earned by U.S. associate justices is $149,687. The median salary earned by U.S. associate justices is $145,983.

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  1. ‘‘The Council of State Governments,’’ “The Book of the States: 2008”
  2. The National Center for State Courts, "Judicial Salary Resource Center"