Maine / Department of Health&Human Services Department of Health and Human Services / Chemist I
Job-title file
Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.
16 employees hold this title in Department of Health&Human Services Department of Health and Human Services. Median total compensation for the role is $31,530, below the department median of $69,418.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 16 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 Chemists — about 140 people — is $64,440. Department of Health&Human Services Department of Health and Human Services pays a median base salary of $53,985 for this role, 16% below that figure — about the 20th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Chemists 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 Department of Health and Human Services’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Chemists — about 82,770 people — is $91,240. Department of Health&Human Services Department of Health and Human Services’s median base salary is 41% 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.
Computed over the 33 of 53 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 Health&Human Services Department of Health and Human Services is $42,215, 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
Chemist I is held in 2 Maine departments. In Department of Health&Human Services Department of Health and Human Services, the median of $31,530 ranks #2 of 2.
Median total compensation for the Chemist I role in other Mainedepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 16 jurisdictions. In Maine, the median of $51,866 ranks #14 of 16. See Chemist across all of Maine →
Median total compensation for comparable Chemist 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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Chemist I/Department of Health&Human Services Department of Health and Human Services
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Katherine Hayford holds the role of Chemist I at Department of Health&Human Services Department of Health and Human Services. In 2024, their total compensation was $75,878.
Chemist I/Department of Health&Human Services Department of Health and Human Services
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Mackenzie Cameron works as a Chemist I for Department of Health&Human Services Department of Health and Human Services. Mackenzie earned $68,814 in 2024.
Chemist I/Department of Health&Human Services Department of Health and Human Services
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Alexander Castonguay holds the role of Chemist I at Department of Health&Human Services Department of Health and Human Services. In 2024, their total compensation was $68,550.
Chemist I/Department of Health&Human Services Department of Health and Human Services
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Diana Rackliff holds the role of Chemist I at Department of Health&Human Services Department of Health and Human Services. In 2024, their total compensation was $68,119.
Chemist I/Department of Health&Human Services Department of Health and Human Services
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Allison Johnson works as a Chemist I for Department of Health&Human Services Department of Health and Human Services. Allison earned $48,797 in 2022.
Chemist I/Department of Health&Human Services Department of Health and Human Services
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Meghan Smoker is a Chemist I at Department of Health&Human Services Department of Health and Human Services. 2024 total compensation came to $42,215.
Chemist I/Department of Health&Human Services Department of Health and Human Services
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At Department of Health&Human Services Department of Health and Human Services, Kenneth Moss serves as a Chemist I. Their 2024 pay totaled $38,761.
Chemist I/Department of Health&Human Services Department of Health and Human Services
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Andrew Boucher works as a Chemist I for Department of Health&Human Services Department of Health and Human Services. Andrew earned $37,409 in 2024.
Chemist I/Department of Health&Human Services Department of Health and Human Services
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At Department of Health&Human Services Department of Health and Human Services, Amanda Hilton serves as a Chemist I. Their 2024 pay totaled $25,651.
Chemist I/Department of Health&Human Services Department of Health and Human Services
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Melissa Emerson works as a Chemist I for Department of Health&Human Services Department of Health and Human Services. Melissa earned $24,102 in 2022.
Chemist I/Department of Health&Human Services Department of Health and Human Services
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Amy Degrandpre is a Chemist I at Department of Health&Human Services Department of Health and Human Services. 2024 total compensation came to $19,706.
Chemist I/Department of Health&Human Services Department of Health and Human Services
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At Department of Health&Human Services Department of Health and Human Services, Lucinda Knelsen serves as a Chemist I. Their 2022 pay totaled $15,791.
Chemist I/Department of Health&Human Services Department of Health and Human Services
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At Department of Health&Human Services Department of Health and Human Services, Bailee Street serves as a Chemist I. Their 2024 pay totaled $9,486.
Chemist I/Department of Health&Human Services Department of Health and Human Services
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Kenneth Masloski works as a Chemist I for Department of Health&Human Services Department of Health and Human Services. Kenneth earned $3,360 in 2022.
Chemist I/Department of Health&Human Services Department of Health and Human Services
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This Chemist I record at Department of Health&Human Services Department of Health and Human Services for Nicholas Bice may represent several individuals, totaling $2,469 in 2023.
Chemist I/Department of Health&Human Services Department of Health and Human Services
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Ian Miller is a Chemist I at Department of Health&Human Services Department of Health and Human Services. 2023 total compensation came to $1,052.