Maine · 2025 pay · 79 people
How much does an office assistant make in Maine?
$38,331typical pay for a office assistant in 2025
$24,448 – $45,852what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 9.6% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Maine Office of the State Controller · Matches the agency's latest release · maine.gov ↗
Where office assistants work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- Department of Health and Human Services63 people$37,673
- Department of Public Safety4 people$41,665
- Department of Administrative and Financial Services3 people$36,536
- Board of Medicine2 people$4,503
- Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry2 people$35,431
- DHHS: Riverview Psychiatric Center2 people$47,567
- Department of Education: Unorganized Territories2 people$38,836
- DFPS Statewide Service Center1 person$42,974
Related jobs and the next step up
Same line of work at a different rank, by typical pay (full-year employees where we can tell).
- Office Assistant (this page)$38,331 (everyone)
- Office Associate$44,722 (everyone)
- Office Associate Supervisor$55,858 (everyone)
Highest-paid office assistants, 2025
- 1Gloria R PeasleeOffice Assistant II · DHHS: Riverview Psychiatric Center$47,732
- 2Gary C BillingtonOffice Assistant II · Department of Health and Human Services$47,664
- 3Johnnie H AldersonOffice Assistant II · DHHS: Riverview Psychiatric Center$47,401
- 4Mary J MartinOffice Assistant II · Department of Health and Human Services$47,316
- 5Crystal R PeasleeOffice Assistant II · Department of Health and Human Services$47,316
Common questions
How much does an office assistant make in Maine?
The typical office assistant was paid $38,331 in 2025; most earned between $24,448 and $45,852. This counts all 79 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.5% of all pay for office assistants in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Office Assistant, at any level (for example "Office Assistant"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this