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

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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

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.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2024
$7.8M
—
146
—
$51,550
—
2025
$7.9M
▲ 1.2%
148
▲ 1.4%
$52,754
▲ 2.3%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Larry Smith

Plant Electrician/Environmental Services

2024 total comp
$9,488
Sub-department
Environmental Serv-Sewer-Pump Stations
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$9,488
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$9,488
Middle name
W

Source-specific fields

Department Number
7700
Employment End Date
Dec 15, 2023
Employment Status
Inactive
Engineer License
No
Job Code
1208
Pay Location Code
7742
Severance Pay
$9,488
Total Overtime Hours
0

Larry Smith holds the role of Plant Electrician at Environmental Services within Environmental Serv-Sewer-Pump Stations. In 2024, their total compensation was $9,488.

Gregory Hatch

Heavy Equipment Operator/Environmental Services

2025 total comp
$7,542
Sub-department
Environmental Serv-Waste Management Landfill
Base pay
$7,542
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$7,542
Middle name
D

Source-specific fields

Department Number
7700
Employment End Date
May 19, 2025
Employment Status
Inactive
Engineer License
No
Job Code
1164
Pay Location Code
7765
Total Overtime Hours
0
Unique ID
0x98982F260976247CEFBE16D66495921B12FCA106

Gregory Hatch works as a Heavy Equipment Operator for Environmental Services within Environmental Serv-Waste Management Landfill. Gregory earned $7,542 in 2025.

Kelvin Brown

Engineering Technician/Environmental Services

2025 total comp
$7,373
Sub-department
Environmental Serv-Sewer-Engineering
Base pay
$7,172
Overtime
$202
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$7,373
Middle name
T

Source-specific fields

Department Number
7700
Employment Status
Active
Engineer License
No
Job Code
1026
Pay Location Code
7730
Total Overtime Hours
7.5
Unique ID
0x2CF933A4DE0042E1203E75F3DB39DEDCEF260B74

Kelvin Brown holds the role of Engineering Technician at Environmental Services within Environmental Serv-Sewer-Engineering. In 2025, their total compensation was $7,373.

James Hamilton

Long Term Wc/Environmental Services

2025 total comp
$7,265
Sub-department
Environmental Serv-Sewer-Ww Collection
Base pay
$7,265
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$7,265

Source-specific fields

Department Number
7700
Employment End Date
Feb 21, 2025
Employment Status
Inactive
Engineer License
No
Job Code
6045
Pay Location Code
7740
Total Overtime Hours
0
Unique ID
0xE150573995B3B76BDBC2CADE654701D199C56901

James Hamilton holds the role of Long Term Wc at Environmental Services within Environmental Serv-Sewer-Ww Collection. In 2025, their total compensation was $7,265.

Richard Talley

Senior Wastewater Mechanic/Environmental Services

2024 total comp
$7,042
Sub-department
Environmental Serv-Sewer-Pump Stations
Base pay
$6,977
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$65
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$7,042
Middle name
P

Source-specific fields

Department Number
7700
Employment End Date
Jan 27, 2024
Employment Status
Inactive
Engineer License
No
Job Code
1257
Pay Location Code
7742
Severance Pay
$65
Total Overtime Hours
0

Richard Talley holds the role of Senior Wastewater Mechanic at Environmental Services within Environmental Serv-Sewer-Pump Stations. In 2024, their total compensation was $7,042.

Heide Plain

Long Term Wc/Environmental Services

2024 total comp
$6,497
Sub-department
Environmental Serv-Sewer-Ww Collection
Base pay
$6,497
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$6,497
Middle name
C

Source-specific fields

Department Number
7700
Employment End Date
Mar 21, 2024
Employment Status
Inactive
Engineer License
No
Job Code
6045
Pay Location Code
7740
Total Overtime Hours
0
Unique ID
0xA812F5DDFDD241C29F9645EA09E14DEDBDAE2F1B

Heide Plain is a Long Term Wc at Environmental Services within Environmental Serv-Sewer-Ww Collection. 2024 total compensation came to $6,497.