Compared with the local labor market
Maintenance Mechanic pay vs. Maine
Across all employers in Maine, the median wage for Maintenance and Repair Workers, General — about 5,820 people — is $49,430. Department of Agricultural Cons, & Forestry pays a median base salary of $43,618 for this role, 12% below that figure — about the 26th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
Where Department of Agricultural Cons, & Forestry sits in the local pay range
$37,440
$43,470
$49,430
$60,280
$75,570
Department of Agricultural Cons, & Forestry median · $43,618
The bar is the range of annual wages for Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 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 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General — about 1,529,700 people — is $49,590. Department of Agricultural Cons, & Forestry’s median base salary is 12% below that national figure, about the 33rd percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
$35,350
$40,840
$49,590
$62,620
$77,180
Department of Agricultural Cons, & Forestry median · $43,618
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.
Median total compensation for this role at Department of Agricultural Cons, & Forestry is $60,535, 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.