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

John Valery

Wastewater Mechanic/Environmental Services

2025 total comp

$4,297

Sub-department: Environmental Serv-Sewer-Pump Stations
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,297
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,297
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 7700
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1256
Pay Location Code: 7742
Total Overtime Hours: 0
Unique ID: 0x71F9DA787013E837C048DBF710ADB2836A55861D
Workers' Compensation: $4,297

At Environmental Services, John Valery serves as a Wastewater Mechanic within Environmental Serv-Sewer-Pump Stations. Their 2025 pay totaled $4,297.

Paula Wilkinson

Administrative Specialist I/Environmental Services

2025 total comp

$3,826

Sub-department: Environmental Serv-Environmental
Base pay: $3,826
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,826
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 7700
Employment End Date: Jul 4, 2025
Employment Status: Inactive
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 2018
Pay Location Code: 7720
Total Overtime Hours: 0
Unique ID: 0x83E8094693E0E5E5B970563255D4AE75762A06FE

At Environmental Services, Paula Wilkinson serves as a Administrative Specialist I within Environmental Serv-Environmental. Their 2025 pay totaled $3,826.

Melvin Brown

Complaint Investigator/Environmental Services

2024 total comp

$2,230

Sub-department: Des Wwc-Barricade-Crew
Base pay: $1,653
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $577
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,230
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 7700
Employment End Date: Dec 29, 2023
Employment Status: Inactive
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1248
Pay Location Code: 7743
Severance Pay: $577
Total Overtime Hours: 0

Melvin Brown holds the role of Complaint Investigator at Environmental Services within Des Wwc-Barricade-Crew. In 2024, their total compensation was $2,230.

Henry Jackson

Plant Electrician/Environmental Services

2025 total comp

$426

Sub-department: Environmental Serv-Sewer-Pump Stations
Base pay: $29
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $397
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $426
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 7700
Employment End Date: Mar 25, 2025
Employment Status: Inactive
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1208
Pay Location Code: 7742
Severance Pay: $397
Total Overtime Hours: 0

Henry Jackson works as a Plant Electrician for Environmental Services within Environmental Serv-Sewer-Pump Stations. Henry earned $426 in 2025.

Edythe Echols

Wastewater Mechanic/Environmental Services

2024 total comp

$146

Sub-department: Environmental Serv-Sewer-Ww Collection
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $146
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $146
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 7700
Employment End Date: Dec 15, 2023
Employment Status: Inactive
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1256
Pay Location Code: 7740
Severance Pay: $146
Total Overtime Hours: 0

Edythe Echols is a Wastewater Mechanic at Environmental Services within Environmental Serv-Sewer-Ww Collection. 2024 total compensation came to $146.

Stacy Baldwin

Wastewater Service Inspector/Environmental Services

2025 total comp

$109

Sub-department: Environmental Serv-Sewer-Ww Collection
Base pay: $109
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $109
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 7700
Employment End Date: Jul 17, 2025
Employment Status: Inactive
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1736
Pay Location Code: 7740
Total Overtime Hours: 0
Unique ID: 0xA51E7563F2ED216FC6A98FF2346A2B329BA8C34E

At Environmental Services, Stacy Baldwin serves as a Wastewater Service Inspector within Environmental Serv-Sewer-Ww Collection. Their 2025 pay totaled $109.

Lovie Griffin

Engineering Technician/Environmental Services

2025 total comp

$98

Sub-department: Environmental Serv-Sewer-Ww Collection
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $98
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 7700
Employment End Date: Dec 11, 2024
Employment Status: Inactive
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1026
Pay Location Code: 7740
Severance Pay: $98
Total Overtime Hours: 0

Lovie Griffin is a Engineering Technician at Environmental Services within Environmental Serv-Sewer-Ww Collection. 2025 total compensation came to $98.

Stanley Redmond

Public Works Superintendent/Environmental Services

2025 total comp

$70

Sub-department: Environmental Serv-Sewer-Pump Stations
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $70
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $70
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 7700
Employment End Date: Sep 25, 2024
Employment Status: Inactive
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1172
Pay Location Code: 7742
Severance Pay: $70
Total Overtime Hours: 0

Stanley Redmond holds the role of Public Works Superintendent at Environmental Services within Environmental Serv-Sewer-Pump Stations. In 2025, their total compensation was $70.