Maine / Department of Health&Human Services Dhhs / Environmental Specialist III
Job-title file
Coordinate and deliver a specific program area, supporting planning, outreach, and daily operations.
54 employees hold this title in Department of Health&Human Services Dhhs. Median total compensation for the role is $53,696, below the department median of $69,418.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 54 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 Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health — about 530 people — is $66,480. Department of Health&Human Services Dhhs pays a median base salary of $53,891 for this role, 19% below that figure — about the 20th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 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 Dhhs’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health — about 89,250 people — is $82,220. Department of Health&Human Services Dhhs’s median base salary is 34% below that national figure, about the 12th 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 44 of 62 people in this role paid at least $25,000in 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 Dhhs is $55,203, 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
Environmental Specialist III is held in 5 Maine departments. In Department of Health&Human Services Dhhs, the median of $53,696 ranks #2 of 5.
Median total compensation for the Environmental Specialist 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 7 jurisdictions. In Maine, the median of $53,575 ranks #6 of 7. See Environmental Specialist across all of Maine →
Median total compensation for comparable Environmental Specialistroles 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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Environmental Specialist III/Department of Health&Human Services Dhhs
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Haig Brochu works as a Environmental Specialist III for Department of Health&Human Services Dhhs. Haig earned $13,959 in 2023.
Environmental Specialist III/Department of Health&Human Services Dhhs
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Michelle Mason Webber holds the role of Environmental Specialist III at Department of Health&Human Services Dhhs. In 2022, their total compensation was $13,198.
Environmental Specialist III/Department of Health&Human Services Dhhs
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Ralph Wesinger Iii appears in Department of Health&Human Services Dhhs payroll as a Environmental Specialist III, with $12,586 reported in 2024 — this entry may combine more than one individual of the same name.
Environmental Specialist III/Department of Health&Human Services Dhhs
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Adam Hansen works as a Environmental Specialist III for Department of Health&Human Services Dhhs. Adam earned $9,240 in 2022.
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At Department of Health&Human Services Dhhs, Felicia Dumont serves as a Environmental Specialist III. Their 2023 pay totaled $9,204.
Environmental Specialist III/Department of Health&Human Services Dhhs
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At Department of Health&Human Services Dhhs, Rose Nuako serves as a Environmental Specialist III. Their 2023 pay totaled $6,153.
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Matthew Moyet is a Environmental Specialist III at Department of Health&Human Services Dhhs. 2024 total compensation came to $6,110.
Environmental Specialist III/Department of Health&Human Services Dhhs
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At Department of Health&Human Services Dhhs, Tina Bernier serves as a Environmental Specialist III. Their 2023 pay totaled $5,787.
Environmental Specialist III/Department of Health&Human Services Dhhs
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Hillary Whitcomb works as a Environmental Specialist III for Department of Health&Human Services Dhhs. Hillary earned $5,086 in 2023.
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Mikayla Bolduc holds the role of Environmental Specialist III at Department of Health&Human Services Dhhs. In 2023, their total compensation was $4,768.
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Jennifer Harris holds the role of Environmental Specialist III at Department of Health&Human Services Dhhs. In 2023, their total compensation was $4,733.
Environmental Specialist III/Department of Health&Human Services Dhhs
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Caitlin Keady is a Environmental Specialist III at Department of Health&Human Services Dhhs. 2024 total compensation came to $3,953.
Environmental Specialist III/Department of Health&Human Services Dhhs
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Catherine Perham is a Environmental Specialist III at Department of Health&Human Services Dhhs. 2023 total compensation came to $2,156.
Environmental Specialist III/Department of Health&Human Services Dhhs
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Gayle Erdheim is a Environmental Specialist III at Department of Health&Human Services Dhhs. 2024 total compensation came to $0.