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The governor of Maine receives a salary of $70,000, which is the lowest salary out of all 50 state governors, as of 2022. [2] This will be raised to $125,000 upon a new governor taking office in 2026, per a bill passed in 2025, as the Maine Constitution prohibits changing the salary of the sitting governor.
The pay scale was originally created with the purpose of keeping federal salaries in line with equivalent private sector jobs. Although never the intent, the GS pay scale does a good job of ensuring equal pay for equal work by reducing pay gaps between men, women, and minorities, in accordance with another, separate law, the Equal Pay Act of 1963.
State or territory Median wage in US$ [4] Average earnings in US$ [3] 1 District of Columbia: $79,960 $130,836 2 Massachusetts: $58,540 $93,765 3 Washington: $50,450 $90,128 4 Alaska: $48,820 $78,089 5 New York: $48,800 $95,470 6 Connecticut: $48,720 $86,235 7 Maryland: $48,460 $79,257 8 New Jersey: $48,200 $86,170 9 Colorado: $47,940 $76,485 10
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Pay grades [1] are used by the eight structurally organized uniformed services of the United States [2] (Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, Coast Guard, Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, and NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps), as well as the Maritime Service, to determine wages and benefits based on the corresponding military rank of a member of the services.
Jul. 11—Legislation that aims to improve the wages and working conditions of farmworkers in Maine now awaits action by Gov. Janet Mills. Approved by the House and Senate last week, L.D. 398 ...
The secretary of state also oversees and applies the state's corporation law. Corporations seeking to be chartered in Maine do so through the secretary's office. The secretary has oversight over Maine's commercial law and application of the Uniform Commercial Code. The secretary's office appoints and regulates the state's notaries public. [8] [2]
A pay grade is a unit in systems of monetary compensation for employment. It is commonly used in public service, both civil and military , but also for companies of the private sector. Pay grades facilitate the employment process by providing a fixed framework of salary ranges, as opposed to a free negotiation.