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Maine / Department of Public Safety

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Department of Public Safety

Source file: Maine — State Employee Wages & Benefits / ingested Jun 18, 2026

The Department of Public Safety provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.

In 2024, this agency had 858 employees with median total compensation of $84,853; the highest distinct record was $243,989.

Year
2024
Employees
858
Median total
$84,853
Highest record
$243,989

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

-$2,126$204,758+

How 2024 total compensation is spread across the 858 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($84,853) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$54,395 (62%)
  • Overtime$14,869 (17%)
  • Other$364 (0%)
  • Benefits$17,905 (20%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$23,005
$52,593
$84,853
$114,989
$154,699

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $154,699 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $23,005. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Record list

Employees

Highest-paid first / page 1

James AnstettMay be multiple

State Police Trooper/Department of Public Safety

2024 total comp
$243,989
Middle name
R

Source-specific fields

HR Company Number
01600
Pay Position Number
065007092

James Anstett appears in Department of Public Safety payroll as a State Police Trooper, with $243,989 reported in 2024 — this entry may combine more than one individual of the same name.

Christopher Tremblay

State Police Lieutenant/Department of Public Safety

2024 total comp
$236,378
Base pay
$126,587
Overtime
$73,619
Other pay
$292
Benefits
$35,880
Total compensation
$236,378
Middle name
A

Source-specific fields

HR Company Number
01600
Pay Position Number
065007112

At Department of Public Safety, Christopher Tremblay serves as a State Police Lieutenant. Their 2024 pay totaled $236,378.

Roderick Charette

State Police Lieutenant/Department of Public Safety

2024 total comp
$232,525
Base pay
$124,986
Overtime
$71,835
Other pay
$703
Benefits
$35,000
Total compensation
$232,525
Middle name
P

Source-specific fields

HR Company Number
01600
Pay Position Number
065004021

Roderick Charette works as a State Police Lieutenant for Department of Public Safety. Roderick earned $232,525 in 2024.

Thomas Welch

State Police Trooper/Department of Public Safety

2024 total comp
$228,523
Base pay
$92,316
Overtime
$91,211
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$44,995
Total compensation
$228,523
Middle name
B

Source-specific fields

HR Company Number
01600
Pay Position Number
065002091

Thomas Welch holds the role of State Police Trooper at Department of Public Safety. In 2024, their total compensation was $228,523.

Jason Wing

State Police Detective/Department of Public Safety

2024 total comp
$217,156
Base pay
$95,601
Overtime
$74,706
Other pay
$2,750
Benefits
$44,099
Total compensation
$217,156
Middle name
E

Source-specific fields

HR Company Number
01600
Pay Position Number
065002631

Jason Wing is a State Police Detective at Department of Public Safety. 2024 total compensation came to $217,156.

Jodell Wilkinson

State Police Lieutenant/Department of Public Safety

2024 total comp
$215,179
Base pay
$120,944
Overtime
$61,045
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$33,190
Total compensation
$215,179
Middle name
L

Source-specific fields

HR Company Number
01600
Pay Position Number
065003941

Jodell Wilkinson holds the role of State Police Lieutenant at Department of Public Safety. In 2024, their total compensation was $215,179.

Mathew Casavant

State Police Lieutenant/Department of Public Safety

2024 total comp
$212,939
Base pay
$125,445
Overtime
$53,627
Other pay
$529
Benefits
$33,339
Total compensation
$212,939
Middle name
R

Source-specific fields

HR Company Number
01600
Pay Position Number
065004031

At Department of Public Safety, Mathew Casavant serves as a State Police Lieutenant. Their 2024 pay totaled $212,939.

Michael Johnston

State Police Lieutenant/Department of Public Safety

2024 total comp
$212,637
Base pay
$124,659
Overtime
$43,667
Other pay
$602
Benefits
$43,709
Total compensation
$212,637
Middle name
P

Source-specific fields

HR Company Number
01600
Pay Position Number
065006111

Michael Johnston holds the role of State Police Lieutenant at Department of Public Safety. In 2024, their total compensation was $212,637.

William Ross

Chief Maine State Police/Department of Public Safety

2024 total comp
$212,383
Base pay
$185,274
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$27,110
Total compensation
$212,383
Middle name
G

Source-specific fields

HR Company Number
01600
Pay Position Number
065006966

William Ross holds the role of Chief Maine State Police at Department of Public Safety. In 2024, their total compensation was $212,383.

Daniel MurrayMay be multiple

State Police Trooper/Department of Public Safety

2024 total comp
$211,748
Middle name
M

Source-specific fields

HR Company Number
01600
Pay Position Number
065007093

This State Police Trooper record at Department of Public Safety for Daniel Murray may represent several individuals, totaling $211,748 in 2024.

Brian Scott

Deputy Chief Maine State Police/Department of Public Safety

2024 total comp
$210,498
Base pay
$178,309
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$32,189
Total compensation
$210,498
Middle name
P

Source-specific fields

HR Company Number
01600
Pay Position Number
065007195

Brian Scott is a Deputy Chief Maine State Police at Department of Public Safety. 2024 total compensation came to $210,498.

Adam Gould

State Police Corporal/Department of Public Safety

2024 total comp
$207,767
Base pay
$98,728
Overtime
$65,652
Other pay
$450
Benefits
$42,937
Total compensation
$207,767
Middle name
M

Source-specific fields

HR Company Number
01600
Pay Position Number
065002251

Adam Gould is a State Police Corporal at Department of Public Safety. 2024 total compensation came to $207,767.

Mary-Ann Macmaster

Fire Investigations Sergeant/Department of Public Safety

2024 total comp
$207,585
Base pay
$127,396
Overtime
$34,969
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$45,220
Total compensation
$207,585

Source-specific fields

HR Company Number
01600
Pay Position Number
065400567

Mary-Ann Macmaster works as a Fire Investigations Sergeant for Department of Public Safety. Mary-Ann earned $207,585 in 2024.

Michael Sauschuck

Community Department of Public Safety/Department of Public Safety

2024 total comp
$206,799
Base pay
$186,402
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$20,397
Total compensation
$206,799
Middle name
J

Source-specific fields

HR Company Number
01600
Pay Position Number
065800001

Michael Sauschuck is a Community Department of Public Safety at Department of Public Safety. 2024 total compensation came to $206,799.

Ricci Cote

State Police Corporal/Department of Public Safety

2024 total comp
$206,722
Base pay
$94,376
Overtime
$69,543
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$42,803
Total compensation
$206,722
Middle name
A

Source-specific fields

HR Company Number
01600
Pay Position Number
065007359

Ricci Cote is a State Police Corporal at Department of Public Safety. 2024 total compensation came to $206,722.

Kristy Libritz

State Police Corporal/Department of Public Safety

2024 total comp
$205,079
Base pay
$101,346
Overtime
$59,967
Other pay
$750
Benefits
$43,015
Total compensation
$205,079
Middle name
G

Source-specific fields

HR Company Number
01600
Pay Position Number
065003411

Kristy Libritz holds the role of State Police Corporal at Department of Public Safety. In 2024, their total compensation was $205,079.

Staci Smith

State Police Trooper/Department of Public Safety

2024 total comp
$205,074
Base pay
$86,315
Overtime
$86,684
Other pay
$471
Benefits
$31,604
Total compensation
$205,074
Middle name
L

Source-specific fields

HR Company Number
01600
Pay Position Number
065007208

Staci Smith is a State Police Trooper at Department of Public Safety. 2024 total compensation came to $205,074.

John Wardwell

Fire Investigations Sergeant/Department of Public Safety

2024 total comp
$204,758
Base pay
$123,765
Overtime
$27,335
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$53,658
Total compensation
$204,758

Source-specific fields

HR Company Number
01600
Pay Position Number
065400568

At Department of Public Safety, John Wardwell serves as a Fire Investigations Sergeant. Their 2024 pay totaled $204,758.

Jarrett Mackinnon

State Police Trooper/Department of Public Safety

2024 total comp
$204,653
Base pay
$88,179
Overtime
$75,336
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$41,137
Total compensation
$204,653
Middle name
P

Source-specific fields

HR Company Number
01600
Pay Position Number
065001951

Jarrett Mackinnon works as a State Police Trooper for Department of Public Safety. Jarrett earned $204,653 in 2024.

John Hainey

State Police Detective Corporal/Department of Public Safety

2024 total comp
$203,071
Base pay
$103,332
Overtime
$67,182
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$32,557
Total compensation
$203,071
Middle name
R

Source-specific fields

HR Company Number
01600
Pay Position Number
065006797

At Department of Public Safety, John Hainey serves as a State Police Detective Corporal. Their 2024 pay totaled $203,071.

Jeremy Damren

Senior Fire Investigator/Department of Public Safety

2024 total comp
$199,096
Base pay
$99,087
Overtime
$51,261
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$48,748
Total compensation
$199,096
Middle name
R

Source-specific fields

HR Company Number
01600
Pay Position Number
065400461

Jeremy Damren holds the role of Senior Fire Investigator at Department of Public Safety. In 2024, their total compensation was $199,096.

Bruce Scott

State Police Lieutenant/Department of Public Safety

2024 total comp
$197,613
Base pay
$123,820
Overtime
$33,485
Other pay
$749
Benefits
$39,560
Total compensation
$197,613
Middle name
G

Source-specific fields

HR Company Number
01600
Pay Position Number
065003961

Bruce Scott holds the role of State Police Lieutenant at Department of Public Safety. In 2024, their total compensation was $197,613.

Gregory Tirado

State Police Pilot Supervisor/Department of Public Safety

2024 total comp
$197,295
Base pay
$114,261
Overtime
$40,605
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$42,428
Total compensation
$197,295
Middle name
C

Source-specific fields

HR Company Number
01600
Pay Position Number
065006833

At Department of Public Safety, Gregory Tirado serves as a State Police Pilot Supervisor. Their 2024 pay totaled $197,295.

Robert Slattery

State Police Detective/Department of Public Safety

2024 total comp
$195,923
Base pay
$97,194
Overtime
$63,963
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$34,766
Total compensation
$195,923

Source-specific fields

HR Company Number
01600
Pay Position Number
065006771

Robert Slattery works as a State Police Detective for Department of Public Safety. Robert earned $195,923 in 2024.

David Henderson

Senior Fire Investigator/Department of Public Safety

2024 total comp
$195,747
Base pay
$98,947
Overtime
$50,764
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$46,036
Total compensation
$195,747
Middle name
A

Source-specific fields

HR Company Number
01600
Pay Position Number
065400005

David Henderson is a Senior Fire Investigator at Department of Public Safety. 2024 total compensation came to $195,747.

Kyle Wells

State Police Corporal/Department of Public Safety

2024 total comp
$194,886
Base pay
$98,491
Overtime
$53,953
Other pay
$300
Benefits
$42,142
Total compensation
$194,886
Middle name
M

Source-specific fields

HR Company Number
01600
Pay Position Number
065002291

Kyle Wells works as a State Police Corporal for Department of Public Safety. Kyle earned $194,886 in 2024.

Reid Bond

State Police Detective Corporal/Department of Public Safety

2024 total comp
$194,372
Base pay
$98,922
Overtime
$51,716
Other pay
$1,615
Benefits
$42,119
Total compensation
$194,372
Middle name
C

Source-specific fields

HR Company Number
01600
Pay Position Number
065006411

Reid Bond is a State Police Detective Corporal at Department of Public Safety. 2024 total compensation came to $194,372.

Jason Richards

State Police Lieutenant/Department of Public Safety

2024 total comp
$192,337
Base pay
$125,424
Overtime
$23,759
Other pay
$4,245
Benefits
$38,909
Total compensation
$192,337
Middle name
D

Source-specific fields

HR Company Number
01600
Pay Position Number
065003771

At Department of Public Safety, Jason Richards serves as a State Police Lieutenant. Their 2024 pay totaled $192,337.

Kyle Pelletier

State Police Corporal/Department of Public Safety

2024 total comp
$191,884
Base pay
$97,602
Overtime
$52,813
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$41,470
Total compensation
$191,884
Middle name
D

Source-specific fields

HR Company Number
01600
Pay Position Number
065003101

At Department of Public Safety, Kyle Pelletier serves as a State Police Corporal. Their 2024 pay totaled $191,884.

Thomas Bureau Ii

State Police Trooper/Department of Public Safety

2024 total comp
$191,542
Base pay
$86,250
Overtime
$74,730
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$30,562
Total compensation
$191,542
Middle name
N

Source-specific fields

HR Company Number
01600
Pay Position Number
065006835

Thomas Bureau Ii holds the role of State Police Trooper at Department of Public Safety. In 2024, their total compensation was $191,542.

Scott Gosselin

Public Service Manager II/Department of Public Safety

2024 total comp
$191,240
Base pay
$168,288
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$22,951
Total compensation
$191,240
Middle name
A

Source-specific fields

HR Company Number
01600
Pay Position Number
065004051

At Department of Public Safety, Scott Gosselin serves as a Public Service Manager II. Their 2024 pay totaled $191,240.

Brian Harris

State Police Lieutenant/Department of Public Safety

2024 total comp
$190,522
Base pay
$126,459
Overtime
$22,564
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$41,500
Total compensation
$190,522
Middle name
L

Source-specific fields

HR Company Number
01600
Pay Position Number
065003971

Brian Harris is a State Police Lieutenant at Department of Public Safety. 2024 total compensation came to $190,522.

Lucas Hare

Public Service Manager II/Department of Public Safety

2024 total comp
$190,518
Base pay
$168,223
Overtime
$65
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$22,230
Total compensation
$190,518
Middle name
W

Source-specific fields

HR Company Number
01600
Pay Position Number
065004771

Lucas Hare is a Public Service Manager II at Department of Public Safety. 2024 total compensation came to $190,518.

Richard Desjardins

Director Me Drug Enforcement Agency/Department of Public Safety

2024 total comp
$189,483
Base pay
$152,866
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$36,616
Total compensation
$189,483
Middle name
R

Source-specific fields

HR Company Number
01600
Pay Position Number
065900007

Richard Desjardins is a Director Me Drug Enforcement Agency at Department of Public Safety. 2024 total compensation came to $189,483.

Jason Fowler

State Police Detective Corporal/Department of Public Safety

2024 total comp
$188,565
Base pay
$99,208
Overtime
$57,516
Other pay
$300
Benefits
$31,541
Total compensation
$188,565
Middle name
F

Source-specific fields

HR Company Number
01600
Pay Position Number
065006822

Jason Fowler works as a State Police Detective Corporal for Department of Public Safety. Jason earned $188,565 in 2024.

Aaron Turcotte

State Police Lieutenant/Department of Public Safety

2024 total comp
$185,918
Base pay
$126,080
Overtime
$29,594
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$30,243
Total compensation
$185,918
Middle name
M

Source-specific fields

HR Company Number
01600
Pay Position Number
065003931

Aaron Turcotte is a State Police Lieutenant at Department of Public Safety. 2024 total compensation came to $185,918.

Sean Kinney

State Police Detective/Department of Public Safety

2024 total comp
$185,743
Base pay
$97,050
Overtime
$55,449
Other pay
$300
Benefits
$32,945
Total compensation
$185,743
Middle name
P

Source-specific fields

HR Company Number
01600
Pay Position Number
065005011

At Department of Public Safety, Sean Kinney serves as a State Police Detective. Their 2024 pay totaled $185,743.

Isaiah Peppard

Senior Fire Investigator/Department of Public Safety

2024 total comp
$185,271
Base pay
$89,156
Overtime
$47,616
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$48,499
Total compensation
$185,271
Middle name
C

Source-specific fields

HR Company Number
01600
Pay Position Number
065400601

Isaiah Peppard holds the role of Senior Fire Investigator at Department of Public Safety. In 2024, their total compensation was $185,271.

Shawn Porter

State Police Trooper/Department of Public Safety

2024 total comp
$182,837
Base pay
$89,326
Overtime
$57,215
Other pay
$1,240
Benefits
$35,055
Total compensation
$182,837
Middle name
D

Source-specific fields

HR Company Number
01600
Pay Position Number
065007230

Shawn Porter is a State Police Trooper at Department of Public Safety. 2024 total compensation came to $182,837.

Zachary Fancy

State Police Trooper/Department of Public Safety

2024 total comp
$182,381
Base pay
$89,127
Overtime
$51,864
Other pay
$450
Benefits
$40,940
Total compensation
$182,381
Middle name
J

Source-specific fields

HR Company Number
01600
Pay Position Number
065002611

Zachary Fancy holds the role of State Police Trooper at Department of Public Safety. In 2024, their total compensation was $182,381.