Maine · 2025 pay
How much do Maine Public Utilities Commission employees make?
$96,262typical pay, counting everyone paid in 2025
$65,762 – $116,385what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year and seasonal workers. The source doesn't show who worked the full year.
Maine Office of the State Controller publishes pay by position without employee names, so there is no name search here.
Common jobs: Utility AnalystStaff AttorneySenior Ratepayer Assistance Specialist
✓ Official data from Maine Office of the State ControllerMatches the agency's latest releasemaine.gov ↗
How is pay spread across workers?
A year of pay for a lower-paid, typical and higher-paid worker (counting everyone paid), and the top earner, split into regular pay, overtime and extra pay.
$65,408
$95,766
$116,317
$171,995
Lower-paid workerearns more than 1 in 4 coworkers
Typical workerright in the middle
Higher-paid workerearns more than 3 in 4 coworkers
Highest paidone person
Regular payOvertimeExtra pay
Is pay going up?
Yes. Typical pay went from $63,519 in 2016 to $96,262 in 2025 (+52%).
What changed since 2024
- −2.1%Typical pay went down from $98,316 to $96,262.
- +282 people were paid in 2025, compared with 80 in 2024.
- +52%Since 2016, typical pay has gone from $63,519 to $96,262, while the number of people paid went up from 65 to 82.
The next update is expected in early 2027.
Pay slip · 2025
A typical worker's year
Maine Public Utilities Commission
official data
2016–2025
| Regular pay | $95,766 |
|---|---|
| Overtime | $0 |
| Extra pay | $0 |
| Total for the year | $95,766 |
Average of the 5 workers in the middle of the pay range. Does not include benefits.
Matches the agency's latest release
Pay by job
Jobs held by 5 or more people in 2025.
| Job | People | Typical pay | Most earn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utility Analyst | 28 | $103,665 | $98k – $113k |
| Staff Attorney | 13 | $116,166 | $92k – $140k |
| Senior Ratepayer Assistance Specialist | 10 | $71,097 | $68k – $72k |
How many people earn what
- Under $10k1
- $10k – $30k2
- $30k – $50k7
- $50k – $70k12
- $70k – $90k15
- $90k – $110k19
- $110k – $150k20
- $150k or more6
Includes part-time and seasonal workers, which is why many earn under $10k.
Highest paid at Public Utilities Commission in 2025
- 1Patrick J ScullyPuc Commissioner$171,995▼ $1,322 vs 2024
- 2Philip L BartlettPuc Chair$171,647
- 3Carolyn C GilbertPuc Commissioner$163,800▼ $1,259 vs 2024
- 4Derek D DavidsonDirector Consumer Assistance Puc$160,139▲ $290 vs 2024
- 5Sally M ZehDirector Electricity/Gas Utility Industry$154,502▲ $3,034 vs 2024
- 6Maria P JacquesDirector of Emergency Service Comm$150,988▲ $3,069 vs 2024
- 7Elizabeth J WymanGeneral Counsel Puc$148,205▼ $8,745 vs 2024
- 8Amy B MillsStaff Attorney$144,425▲ $9,703 vs 2024
- 9Michael J SimmonsUtility Analyst$143,915▲ $216 vs 2024
- 10Nora HealyStaff Attorney$143,728▲ $3,082 vs 2024
Common questions
How much does a Maine Public Utilities Commission employee make?
The typical employee was paid $96,262 in 2025: half of the 82 people paid earned more, half earned less. Most earned between $65,762 and $116,385.
Does this include benefits like health insurance or pension?
No. It is the pay people received: regular salary or wages (99.9% of all pay), overtime (0.1%) and extra pay such as allowances, longevity and severance (0.0%).
Where does this data come from, and when is it updated?
From Maine Office of the State Controller (Department of Administrative and Financial Services) (maine.gov). Our figures match the agency's latest release; the next update is expected in early 2027.
"Typical pay" is the median: half earn more, half earn less. "Most earn" is the middle half of workers. Figures are calculated by PublicPayData from the official dataset; 0 records with $0 or negative pay are left out. How we calculate this · Corrections & removals