U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) / Environmental Protection Agency

Agency file

Environmental Protection Agency

Source file: U.S. Office of Personnel Management — Federal Civilian Workforce (non-Defense, FOIA 25-0777-F, Mar 2024) / ingested Jul 3, 2026

The Environmental Protection Agency protects natural resources and the environment — conservation, parks and wildlife, and environmental regulation.

In 2024, this agency had 16,174 employees with median total compensation of $133,692; the highest distinct record was $296,135.

Year: 2024
Total payroll: $2.1B
Employees: 16,174
Median total: $133,692
Highest record: $296,135

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$0$192,300+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2024 total compensation is spread across the 16,174 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($133,692) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $132,821 (100%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $21 (0%)
Benefits — $0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$80,994

$106,856

$133,692

$158,504

$189,980

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $189,980 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $80,994. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

General Physical Science

2,491 · $132,807

General Natural Resources Management and Biological Sciences

2,124 · $118,489

Environmental Protection Specialist

1,682 · $139,395

Environmental Engineering

1,504 · $142,065

Management and Program Analysis

1,287 · $139,395

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Record list

Employees

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Michael Davis

Auditing/Environmental Protection Agency

2024 total comp

$184,662

Sub-department: Environmental Protection Agency
Base pay: $184,662
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $184,662
Pay grade: 15
Work city: Cincinnati
Work county: Hamilton
Work state: Ohio

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $184,662
Basic Pay (before locality): $151,748
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 391610061
Length of Service (Years): 31
Occupation Code (OPM): 0511
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Michael Davis works as a Auditing for Environmental Protection Agency based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Michael earned $184,662 in 2024. Their pay grade is 15.

Edwin Barth

Environmental Engineering/Environmental Protection Agency

2024 total comp

$184,662

Sub-department: Environmental Protection Agency
Base pay: $184,662
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $184,662
Pay grade: 15
Work city: Cincinnati
Work county: Hamilton
Work state: Ohio

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $184,662
Basic Pay (before locality): $151,748
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 391610061
Length of Service (Years): 39
Occupation Code (OPM): 0819
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Edwin Barth works as a Environmental Engineering for Environmental Protection Agency based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Edwin earned $184,662 in 2024. Their pay grade is 15.

Eric Hubbell

Management and Program Analysis/Environmental Protection Agency

2024 total comp

$184,662

Sub-department: Environmental Protection Agency
Base pay: $184,662
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $184,662
Pay grade: 15
Work city: Cincinnati
Work county: Hamilton
Work state: Ohio

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $184,662
Basic Pay (before locality): $151,748
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 391610061
Length of Service (Years): 22
Occupation Code (OPM): 0343
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Eric Hubbell works as a Management and Program Analysis for Environmental Protection Agency based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Eric earned $184,662 in 2024. Their pay grade is 15.

Denis Tharp

Contracting/Environmental Protection Agency

2024 total comp

$184,662

Sub-department: Environmental Protection Agency
Base pay: $184,662
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $184,662
Pay grade: 15
Work city: Cincinnati
Work county: Hamilton
Work state: Ohio

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $184,662
Basic Pay (before locality): $151,748
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 391610061
Length of Service (Years): 26
Occupation Code (OPM): 1102
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Environmental Protection Agency, Denis Tharp serves as a Contracting based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Their 2024 pay totaled $184,662. They are classified at grade 15.

Hale Thurston

Economist/Environmental Protection Agency

2024 total comp

$184,662

Sub-department: Environmental Protection Agency
Base pay: $184,662
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $184,662
Pay grade: 15
Work city: Cincinnati
Work county: Hamilton
Work state: Ohio

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $184,662
Basic Pay (before locality): $151,748
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 391610061
Length of Service (Years): 25
Occupation Code (OPM): 0110
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Hale Thurston is a Economist at Environmental Protection Agency based in Cincinnati, Ohio. 2024 total compensation came to $184,662. They are classified at grade 15.

James Vinch

General Attorney/Environmental Protection Agency

2024 total comp

$184,662

Sub-department: Environmental Protection Agency
Base pay: $184,662
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $184,662
Pay grade: 15
Work city: Oxford
Work county: Butler
Work state: Ohio

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $184,662
Basic Pay (before locality): $151,748
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 396310017
Length of Service (Years): 19
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

James Vinch is a General Attorney at Environmental Protection Agency based in Oxford, Ohio. 2024 total compensation came to $184,662. They are classified at grade 15.

John Wright

General Health Science/Environmental Protection Agency

2024 total comp

$184,662

Sub-department: Environmental Protection Agency
Base pay: $184,662
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $184,662
Pay grade: 15
Work city: Cincinnati
Work county: Hamilton
Work state: Ohio

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $184,662
Basic Pay (before locality): $151,748
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 391610061
Length of Service (Years): 21
Occupation Code (OPM): 0601
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

John Wright works as a General Health Science for Environmental Protection Agency based in Cincinnati, Ohio. John earned $184,662 in 2024. Their pay grade is 15.

Yingping Yang

General Physical Science/Environmental Protection Agency

2024 total comp

$184,662

Sub-department: Environmental Protection Agency
Base pay: $184,662
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $184,662
Pay grade: 15
Work city: Cincinnati
Work county: Hamilton
Work state: Ohio

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $184,662
Basic Pay (before locality): $151,748
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 391610061
Length of Service (Years): 18
Occupation Code (OPM): 1301
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Yingping Yang works as a General Physical Science for Environmental Protection Agency based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Yingping earned $184,662 in 2024. Their pay grade is 15.

Jacqueline Guerry

Grants Management/Environmental Protection Agency

2024 total comp

$184,528

Sub-department: Environmental Protection Agency
Base pay: $184,528
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $184,528
Pay grade: 15
Work city: Philadelphia
Work county: Philadelphia
Work state: Pennsylvania

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $184,528
Basic Pay (before locality): $143,546
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 426540101
Length of Service (Years): 24
Occupation Code (OPM): 1109
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Jacqueline Guerry holds the role of Grants Management at Environmental Protection Agency based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 2024, their total compensation was $184,528. Their pay grade is 15.

Kristeen Gaffney

General Natural Resources Management and Biological Sciences/Environmental Protection Agency

2024 total comp

$184,528

Sub-department: Environmental Protection Agency
Base pay: $184,528
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $184,528
Pay grade: 15
Work city: Philadelphia
Work county: Philadelphia
Work state: Pennsylvania

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $184,528
Basic Pay (before locality): $143,546
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 426540101
Length of Service (Years): 31
Occupation Code (OPM): 0401
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Kristeen Gaffney holds the role of General Natural Resources Management and Biological Sciences at Environmental Protection Agency based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 2024, their total compensation was $184,528. Their pay grade is 15.

Deborah Goldblum

General Physical Science/Environmental Protection Agency

2024 total comp

$184,528

Sub-department: Environmental Protection Agency
Base pay: $184,528
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $184,528
Pay grade: 15
Work city: Philadelphia
Work county: Philadelphia
Work state: Pennsylvania

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $184,528
Basic Pay (before locality): $143,546
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 426540101
Length of Service (Years): 31
Occupation Code (OPM): 1301
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Deborah Goldblum is a General Physical Science at Environmental Protection Agency based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 2024 total compensation came to $184,528. They are classified at grade 15.

Joan Johnson

General Attorney/Environmental Protection Agency

2024 total comp

$184,528

Sub-department: Environmental Protection Agency
Base pay: $184,528
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $184,528
Pay grade: 15
Work city: Philadelphia
Work county: Philadelphia
Work state: Pennsylvania

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $184,528
Basic Pay (before locality): $143,546
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 426540101
Length of Service (Years): 27
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Environmental Protection Agency, Joan Johnson serves as a General Attorney based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Their 2024 pay totaled $184,528. They are classified at grade 15.

Claudette Reed

General Natural Resources Management and Biological Sciences/Environmental Protection Agency

2024 total comp

$184,528

Sub-department: Environmental Protection Agency
Base pay: $184,528
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $184,528
Pay grade: 15
Work city: Philadelphia
Work county: Philadelphia
Work state: Pennsylvania

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $184,528
Basic Pay (before locality): $143,546
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 426540101
Length of Service (Years): 31
Occupation Code (OPM): 0401
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Claudette Reed is a General Natural Resources Management and Biological Sciences at Environmental Protection Agency based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 2024 total compensation came to $184,528. They are classified at grade 15.

Gail Scott

Public Affairs/Environmental Protection Agency

2024 total comp

$184,528

Sub-department: Environmental Protection Agency
Base pay: $184,528
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $184,528
Pay grade: 15
Work city: Philadelphia
Work county: Philadelphia
Work state: Pennsylvania

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $184,528
Basic Pay (before locality): $143,546
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 426540101
Length of Service (Years): 36
Occupation Code (OPM): 1035
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Gail Scott is a Public Affairs at Environmental Protection Agency based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 2024 total compensation came to $184,528. They are classified at grade 15.

Susan Spielberger

General Natural Resources Management and Biological Sciences/Environmental Protection Agency

2024 total comp

$184,528

Sub-department: Environmental Protection Agency
Base pay: $184,528
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $184,528
Pay grade: 15
Work city: Philadelphia
Work county: Philadelphia
Work state: Pennsylvania

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $184,528
Basic Pay (before locality): $143,546
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 426540101
Length of Service (Years): 24
Occupation Code (OPM): 0401
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Susan Spielberger holds the role of General Natural Resources Management and Biological Sciences at Environmental Protection Agency based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 2024, their total compensation was $184,528. Their pay grade is 15.