Maine / Department of Health&Human Services Ddpc / Heavy Equipment Operator
Job-title file
Operate, maintain, and repair equipment or facilities, performing skilled hands-on work.
1 employees hold this title in Department of Health&Human Services Ddpc. Median total compensation for the role is $66,337, above the department median of $53,359.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in Maine, the median wage for Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators — about 2,210 people — is $56,140. Department of Health&Human Services Ddpc pays a median base salary of $39,548 for this role, 30% below that figure — below the 10th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators across every employer in Maine, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Department of Health&Human Services Ddpc’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators — about 478,090 people — is $59,850. Department of Health&Human Services Ddpc’s median base salary is 34% below that national figure, below the 10th 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.
Median total compensation for this role at Department of Health&Human Services Ddpc is $66,337, 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
Heavy Equipment Operator is held in 2 Maine departments. In Department of Health&Human Services Ddpc, the median of $66,337 ranks #1 of 2.
Median total compensation for the Heavy Equipment Operator 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 $20,552 ranks #12 of 12. See Heavy Equipment Operator across all of Maine →
Median total compensation for comparable Heavy Equipment Operatorroles 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.
Record list
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Heavy Equipment Operator/Department of Health&Human Services Ddpc
Source-specific fields
At Department of Health&Human Services Ddpc, David Pelletier serves as a Heavy Equipment Operator. Their 2024 pay totaled $66,337.