City of Baton Rouge / East Baton Rouge Parish / Environmental Services

Agency file

Environmental Services

Source file: Open Data BR — City-Parish Employee Salaries / ingested Jun 18, 2026

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

In 2025, this agency had 148 employees with median total compensation of $52,754; the highest distinct record was $160,812.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $7.9M
Employees: 148
Median total: $52,754
Highest record: $160,812

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$70$116,874+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 148 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($52,754) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $46,871 (88%)
Overtime — $4,946 (9%)
Other — $1,677 (3%)
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

$18,538

$37,485

$52,754

$64,339

$88,605

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $88,605 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $18,538. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Engineering Technician

32 · $54,826

Wastewater Mechanic

10 · $53,651

Wastewater Service Inspector

9 · $46,989

Environmental Specialist

6 · $56,910

Long Term Wc

6 · $16,326

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.

Trend

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 2 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2024	$7.8M —	146 —	$51,550 —
2025	$7.9M ▲ 1.2%	148 ▲ 1.4%	$52,754 ▲ 2.3%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Jacob Haffner

Professional Engineer IV/Environmental Services

2025 total comp

$33,866

Sub-department: Environmental Serv-Sewer-Engineering
Base pay: $27,879
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,987
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,866
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Car Allowance: $1,477
Department Number: 7700
Employment End Date: Apr 4, 2025
Employment Status: Inactive
Engineer License: 3076.96
Job Code: 1042
Pay Location Code: 7730
Severance Pay: $1,433

Jacob Haffner holds the role of Professional Engineer IV at Environmental Services within Environmental Serv-Sewer-Engineering. In 2025, their total compensation was $33,866.

Geraldine Robinson

Senior Clerical Specialist/Environmental Services

2025 total comp

$32,605

Sub-department: Des Wwc-Barricade-Crew
Base pay: $32,605
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $32,605

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 7700
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 2016
Pay Location Code: 7743
Total Overtime Hours: 0
Unique ID: 0x0734191FD7DA1554D4EA2133DF31209EF2D9302A

At Environmental Services, Geraldine Robinson serves as a Senior Clerical Specialist within Des Wwc-Barricade-Crew. Their 2025 pay totaled $32,605.

Kelvin Lewis

Engineering Technician/Environmental Services

2025 total comp

$32,185

Sub-department: Environmental Serv-Environmental
Base pay: $29,432
Overtime: $529
Other pay: $2,224
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $32,185
Middle name: O

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 7700
Employment End Date: Jun 17, 2025
Employment Status: Inactive
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1026
Pay Location Code: 7720
Severance Pay: $2,224
Total Overtime Hours: 13

Kelvin Lewis holds the role of Engineering Technician at Environmental Services within Environmental Serv-Environmental. In 2025, their total compensation was $32,185.

Paige Carney

Fiscal Specialist/Environmental Services

2025 total comp

$32,117

Sub-department: Environmental Serv-Waste Management Landfill
Base pay: $29,474
Overtime: $2,643
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $32,117
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 7700
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 2030
Pay Location Code: 7765
Total Overtime Hours: 125.5
Unique ID: 0x3EBB65A8E40285768AA06EB8C913736BEFC750FF

Paige Carney is a Fiscal Specialist at Environmental Services within Environmental Serv-Waste Management Landfill. 2025 total compensation came to $32,117.

Michael Lowe

Wastewater Laboratory Supervisor/Environmental Services

2024 total comp

$31,150

Sub-department: Environmental Serv-Sewer-Wwt-Lab
Base pay: $29,022
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,128
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $31,150
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 7700
Employment End Date: May 20, 2024
Employment Status: Inactive
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1368
Pay Location Code: 7755
Severance Pay: $2,128
Total Overtime Hours: 0

At Environmental Services, Michael Lowe serves as a Wastewater Laboratory Supervisor within Environmental Serv-Sewer-Wwt-Lab. Their 2024 pay totaled $31,150.

Johnny Calcote

Engineering Technician/Environmental Services

2024 total comp

$30,732

Sub-department: Environmental Serv-Sewer-Engineering
Base pay: $25,210
Overtime: $3,666
Other pay: $1,856
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $30,732
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 7700
Employment End Date: Jun 21, 2024
Employment Status: Inactive
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1026
Pay Location Code: 7730
Severance Pay: $1,856
Total Overtime Hours: 104.5

Johnny Calcote holds the role of Engineering Technician at Environmental Services within Environmental Serv-Sewer-Engineering. In 2024, their total compensation was $30,732.