Maine / Department of Health&Human Services Department of Health and Human Services / Chemist III
Job-title file
Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.
9 employees hold this title in Department of Health&Human Services Department of Health and Human Services. Median total compensation for the role is $35,903, below the department median of $69,418.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 9 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 III is held in 3 Maine departments. In Department of Health&Human Services Department of Health and Human Services, the median of $35,903 ranks #3 of 3.
Median total compensation for the Chemist III 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 III/Department of Health&Human Services Department of Health and Human Services
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Edward Adams works as a Chemist III for Department of Health&Human Services Department of Health and Human Services. Edward earned $112,098 in 2024.
Chemist III/Department of Health&Human Services Department of Health and Human Services
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Ellen Fraser is a Chemist III at Department of Health&Human Services Department of Health and Human Services. 2024 total compensation came to $101,028.
Chemist III/Department of Health&Human Services Department of Health and Human Services
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Stephanie Mathias works as a Chemist III for Department of Health&Human Services Department of Health and Human Services. Stephanie earned $84,858 in 2024.
Chemist III/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, Kimberly Buffum serves as a Chemist III. Their 2024 pay totaled $40,644.
Chemist III/Department of Health&Human Services Department of Health and Human Services
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Lauren Niskach is a Chemist III at Department of Health&Human Services Department of Health and Human Services. 2024 total compensation came to $35,903.
Chemist III/Department of Health&Human Services Department of Health and Human Services
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This Chemist III record at Department of Health&Human Services Department of Health and Human Services for Mackenzie Lee may represent several individuals, totaling $33,242 in 2024.
Chemist III/Department of Health&Human Services Department of Health and Human Services
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Christopher Montagna holds the role of Chemist III at Department of Health&Human Services Department of Health and Human Services. In 2022, their total compensation was $32,434.
Chemist III/Department of Health&Human Services Department of Health and Human Services
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Michael Duschenchuk works as a Chemist III for Department of Health&Human Services Department of Health and Human Services. Michael earned $18,776 in 2024.
Chemist III/Department of Health&Human Services Department of Health and Human Services
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Sara Dunne works as a Chemist III for Department of Health&Human Services Department of Health and Human Services. Sara earned $18,714 in 2024.