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V O L . X X X I N O. X X I X 86 BO O K O F L I S T S 2 0 2 6 S A L A R I E S Maine's highest-paid state employees Ranked by total compensation for 2024 Maine's highest-paid state employees Ranked by total compensation for 2024 Employee Department or agency Total compensation 1 Salary Retirement benefit 1 Matthew J. Davis clinical director, Riverview Psychiatric Center Department of Health & Human Services $ 446,735 $ 371,847 $ 33,258 2 Liam E. Funte deputy chief medical examiner Office of the Attorney General $ 378,267 $ 323,986 $ 33,258 3 Daniel Potenza clinical director, Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center Department of Health & Human Services $ 359,958 $ 314,582 $ 30,326 4 Joseph R. Deitz hospital psychiatrist, Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center Department of Health & Human Services $ 354,646 $ 299,113 $ 28,834 5 Mary Tibbetts hospital psychiatrist, Riverview Psychiatric Center Department of Health & Human Services $ 352,787 $ 313,316 $ 15,183 6 Rachel S. Harrow hospital psychiatrist, Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center Department of Health & Human Services $ 350,922 $ 298,332 $ 28,759 7 Ira L. Scott hospital psychiatrist, Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center Department of Health & Human Services $ 338,821 $ 295,922 $ 28,527 8 Puthiery Va director, Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention Department of Health & Human Services $ 304,594 $ 279,744 $ 0 9 George E. Davis Jr. physician III, Riverview Psychiatric Center Department of Health & Human Services $ 275,817 $ 230,368 $ 22,225 10 Isaac Benowitz medical director & state epidemiologist, Center for Disease Control and Prevention Department of Health & Human Services $ 267,186 $ 230,504 $ 22,325 11 James R. Anstett state police trooper Department of Public Safety $ 243,989 $ 83,260 $ 22,503 12 Paul N. Smith medical director, Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine Board of Medicine $ 242,906 $ 210,959 $ 10,299 13 Suzanne M. Gresser executive director Legislative Council $ 238,638 $ 203,829 $ 9,865 14 Christopher A. Tremblay state police lieutenant Department of Public Safety $ 236,378 $ 126,587 $ 21,408 15 Roderick Charette state police lieutenant Department of Public Safety $ 232,525 $ 124,986 $ 21,017 16 Thomas B. Welch state police trooper Department of Public Safety $ 228,523 $ 92,316 $ 19,748 17 Carolyn Dimek superintendent, Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center Department of Health & Human Services $ 224,336 $ 187,594 $ 18,086 18 Bernard J. Quigley hospital psychiatrist, Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center Department of Health & Human Services $ 223,538 $ 199,566 $ 9,659 19 Karynlee Harrington director, Maine Quality Forum Dirigo Health $ 221,998 $ 182,722 $ 17,618 20 Anne L. Head former commissioner Department of Professional and Financial Regulation $ 220,107 $ 188,204 $ 18,143 21 Christopher W. Nolan director, Office of Fiscal and Program Review Legislative Council $ 219,724 $ 185,373 $ 8,972 22 John C. Rohde executive director Workers' Compensation Board $ 219,207 $ 178,113 $ 17,170 23 Julie L. Flynn deputy secretary of state Department of the Secretary of State $ 218,711 $ 154,832 $ 9,078 24 Robert B. Hunt clerk of the house Maine House of Representatives $ 218,489 $ 184,601 $ 8,935 25 Valerie Stanfill chief justice, Supreme Court Judicial Department $ 218,261 $ 196,056 $ 8,175 SOURCE: Office of the State Controller, Department of Administrative and Financial Services, maine.gov/osc 1 Sum of regular wages, stipends and overtime plus dental, health, life and retirement benefits - This list was compiled by Heide Martin and previously unpublished in Mainebiz. 1 Sum of regular wages, stipends and overtime plus dental, health, life and retirement benefits This list was compiled by Heide Martin and previously unpublished in Mainebiz. S O U R C E : Office of the State Controller, Department of Administrative and Financial Services, maine.gov/osc