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V O L . X X V N O. X X I X 94 BO O K O F L I S T S 2 0 2 0 S A L A R I E S Maine's highest-paid state employees Ranked by total annual compensation, 2018 1 Sum of regular wages, stipends, overtime, and dental, health, life and retirement benefits. 2 Physician III level requires current license to practice medicine in Maine as well as National Board Certification in medical specialty. 3 Stepped down on May 3, 2019 after having served a six-year term ending March 31, 2019 plus one additional month. This list was compiled by Heide Martin and published in the July 8, 2019 issue of Mainebiz. S O U R C E : Office of the State Controller (Department of Administrative and Financial Services) - www.maine.gov/osc Maine's highest-paid state employees Ranked by total annual compensation, 2018 1 Department, agency or office Total compensation 1 Salary Cost of retirement 1 Michelle W. Gardner , clinical director, Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center Health & Human Services $296,825 $259,474 $25,792 2 Rachel S. Harrow , hospital psychiatrist, Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center Health & Human Services $294,478 $250,366 $23,009 3 Mark Flomenbaum , chief medical examiner Attorney General $279,865 $265,580 $11,659 4 Cynthia Cushman , hospital psychiatrist, Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center Health & Human Services $268,997 $244,245 $22,446 5 Mary Tibbetts , hospital psychiatrist, Riverview Psychiatric Center Health & Human Services $244,124 $231,760 $10,174 6 Lisa R. Funte , deputy chief medical examiner Attorney General $236,702 $195,935 $19,135 7 George E. Davis , physician III, Riverview Psychiatric Center 2 Health & Human Services $215,227 $181,216 $16,671 8 Siiri N. Bennett , state epidemiologist Health & Human Services $213,708 $179,446 $16,491 9 Bruce P. Bates , state health officer and director, Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention Health & Human Services $191,032 $172,726 $7,583 10 Leigh I. Saufley , chief justice, Supreme Judicial Court Judiciary $187,685 $157,042 $19,772 11 Joseph R. Fitzpatrick , commissioner Corrections $176,350 $138,293 $15,240 12 David Bernhardt , commissioner Transportation $171,130 $138,501 $12,728 13 Karynlee Harrington , acting executive director Health Data Organization $171,086 $140,490 $12,911 14 Andrew M. Mead , justice, Supreme Judicial Court Judiciary $170,881 $135,832 $17,101 15 Roland A. Cole , chief justice, Superior Judicial Court Judiciary $167,110 $132,987 $16,743 16 Mark A. Vannoy , former chairman 3 Public Utilities Commission $165,150 $133,062 $12,228 17 Donald G. Alexander , justice, Supreme Judicial Court Judiciary $163,882 $135,832 $17,101 Joseph M. Jabar , justice, Supreme Judicial Court Judiciary $163,882 $135,832 $17,101 19 Jeffrey L. Hjelm , justice, Supreme Judicial Court Judiciary $163,873 $135,832 $17,101 20 Geoffrey A. Rushlau , judge, District Court Judiciary $163,732 $127,297 $16,027 21 Michael P. Roberts , judge, District Court Judiciary $163,684 $127,297 $16,027 22 Deborah P. Cashman , judge, District Court Judiciary $163,667 $127,297 $16,027 1 Sum of regular wages, stipends, overtime, and dental, health, life and retirement benefits. 2 Physician III level requires current license to practice medicine in Maine as well as National Board Certification in medical specialty. 3 Stepped down on May 3, 2019 after having served a six-year term ending March 31, 2019 plus one additional month. This list was compiled by Heide Martin and published in the July 8, 2019 issue of Mainebiz. SOURCE: Office of the State Controller (Department of Administrative and Financial Services) - www.maine.gov/osc