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

Daniel Waghelstein

Wastewater Asset Manager/Environmental Services

2025 total comp

$94,532

Sub-department: Environmental Serv-Sewer-Admin
Base pay: $94,532
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $94,532
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 7700
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1224
Pay Location Code: 7710
Total Overtime Hours: 0
Unique ID: 0x21DBD0E487958A56FEC41353204EF3FF8E2F1A4C

Daniel Waghelstein works as a Wastewater Asset Manager for Environmental Services within Environmental Serv-Sewer-Admin. Daniel earned $94,532 in 2025.

Albert Byrd

Assistant Public Works Superintendent/Environmental Services

2025 total comp

$93,957

Sub-department: Environmental Serv-Sewer-Ww Collection
Base pay: $63,472
Overtime: $30,485
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $93,957
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 7700
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1170
Pay Location Code: 7740
Total Overtime Hours: 694.5
Unique ID: 0x667E624FB37408BA37177B3807FAFA63C5A8332A

Albert Byrd works as a Assistant Public Works Superintendent for Environmental Services within Environmental Serv-Sewer-Ww Collection. Albert earned $93,957 in 2025.

Darren Braud

Pump Maintenance Manager/Environmental Services

2025 total comp

$92,957

Sub-department: Environmental Serv-Sewer-Pump Stations
Base pay: $92,807
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $150
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $92,957
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 7700
Employee Reimbursement: $150
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1222
Pay Location Code: 7742
Total Overtime Hours: 0
Unique ID: 0xA12878949F4EA52703AB6A07C662B31895886CEA

At Environmental Services, Darren Braud serves as a Pump Maintenance Manager within Environmental Serv-Sewer-Pump Stations. Their 2025 pay totaled $92,957.

Gregory Lewis

Wastewater Treatment Plant Manager/Environmental Services

2025 total comp

$92,945

Sub-department: Environmental Serv-Sewer-Wwt-Admin
Base pay: $92,807
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $138
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $92,945
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 7700
Employee Reimbursement: $138
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1214
Pay Location Code: 7750
Total Overtime Hours: 0
Unique ID: 0xF37BE93B674E3DCD988CBA4A7CF66879468C3B35

Gregory Lewis is a Wastewater Treatment Plant Manager at Environmental Services within Environmental Serv-Sewer-Wwt-Admin. 2025 total compensation came to $92,945.