Exactly 560 of Maine's 1,440 public administration professionals work in Augusta. The number of public administration professionals in Augusta has shrunk by 30% from 2006 to 2010. Overall employment in Augusta has increased.

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As the number of public administration professionals in Augusta has shrunk, salaries for public administration professionals have increased. In 2010 an average salary of $69,130 per year was earned by public administration professionals in Augusta. The average salary for public administration professionals in Augusta was $57,127 per year, four years earlier in 2006. The growth in the salary of public administration professionals in Augusta is faster than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Public administration professionals make a median salary of $60,873 per year in Augusta. The difference in pay between the public administration professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 33%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $37,510 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $49,995 per year.

On average public administration professionals in Augusta earn salaries that are higher than the salaries earned by other professionals in Augusta.

Many of Augusta's public administration professionals are graduates of the only accredited public administration school in the city.

There is one degree and certificate program in public administration offered by Augusta's public administration school.

Approximately 2 students completed public administration courses in 2010.