Maine / Department of Agricultural Cons, & Forestry / Forester II
Job-title file
Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.
18 employees hold this title in Department of Agricultural Cons, & Forestry. Median total compensation for the role is $85,923, above the department median of $47,012.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 18 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in Maine, the median wage for Foresters — about 70 people — is $66,480. Department of Agricultural Cons, & Forestry pays a median base salary of $67,952 for this role, 2% above that figure — about the 55th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Foresters across every employer in Maine, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Department of Agricultural Cons, & Forestry’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Foresters — about 10,430 people — is $76,400. Department of Agricultural Cons, & Forestry’s median base salary is 11% below that national figure, about the 35th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Maine range relative to the national one.
Computed over the 32 of 48 people in this role paid at least $25,000 in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.
Median total compensation for this role at Department of Agricultural Cons, & Forestry is $74,309, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare departments
Forester II is held in 2 Maine departments. In Department of Agricultural Cons, & Forestry, the median of $85,923 ranks #1 of 2.
Median total compensation for the Forester II role in other Mainedepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 12 jurisdictions. In Maine, the median of $72,866 ranks #3 of 12. See Forester across all of Maine →
Median total compensation for comparable Forester roles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.
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Record list
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Forester II/Department of Agricultural Cons, & Forestry
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Michael Richard holds the role of Forester II at Department of Agricultural Cons, & Forestry. In 2024, their total compensation was $108,445.
Forester II/Department of Agricultural Cons, & Forestry
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Tyler Mcintosh is a Forester II at Department of Agricultural Cons, & Forestry. 2024 total compensation came to $104,177.
Forester II/Department of Agricultural Cons, & Forestry
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Michael Jensen is a Forester II at Department of Agricultural Cons, & Forestry. 2024 total compensation came to $103,928.
Forester II/Department of Agricultural Cons, & Forestry
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At Department of Agricultural Cons, & Forestry, Shane Duigan serves as a Forester II. Their 2024 pay totaled $103,293.
Forester II/Department of Agricultural Cons, & Forestry
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At Department of Agricultural Cons, & Forestry, Julie Davenport serves as a Forester II. Their 2024 pay totaled $100,090.
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Chester Condon holds the role of Forester II at Department of Agricultural Cons, & Forestry. In 2024, their total compensation was $97,618.
Forester II/Department of Agricultural Cons, & Forestry
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At Department of Agricultural Cons, & Forestry, Lauren Ouellette serves as a Forester II. Their 2024 pay totaled $94,546.
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At Department of Agricultural Cons, & Forestry, Michael Pounch serves as a Forester II. Their 2024 pay totaled $91,382.
Forester II/Department of Agricultural Cons, & Forestry
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At Department of Agricultural Cons, & Forestry, Oliver Markewicz serves as a Forester II. Their 2024 pay totaled $88,607.
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At Department of Agricultural Cons, & Forestry, Allyssa Gregory serves as a Forester II. Their 2024 pay totaled $83,238.
Forester II/Department of Agricultural Cons, & Forestry
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James Ferrante holds the role of Forester II at Department of Agricultural Cons, & Forestry. In 2024, their total compensation was $80,133.
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Kenneth Fergusson holds the role of Forester II at Department of Agricultural Cons, & Forestry. In 2024, their total compensation was $74,480.
Forester II/Department of Agricultural Cons, & Forestry
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Nicholas Mcdougal works as a Forester II for Department of Agricultural Cons, & Forestry. Nicholas earned $74,138 in 2024.
Forester II/Department of Agricultural Cons, & Forestry
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Jared Gregory holds the role of Forester II at Department of Agricultural Cons, & Forestry. In 2024, their total compensation was $72,866.
Forester II/Department of Agricultural Cons, & Forestry
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At Department of Agricultural Cons, & Forestry, Randy Lagasse serves as a Forester II. Their 2024 pay totaled $60,822.
Forester II/Department of Agricultural Cons, & Forestry
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At Department of Agricultural Cons, & Forestry, Jason Hilton serves as a Forester II. Their 2024 pay totaled $18,930.
Forester II/Department of Agricultural Cons, & Forestry
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Marc Deschene holds the role of Forester II at Department of Agricultural Cons, & Forestry. In 2022, their total compensation was $7,316.
Forester II/Department of Agricultural Cons, & Forestry
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Eric Deschene is a Forester II at Department of Agricultural Cons, & Forestry. 2024 total compensation came to $1,200.