Minnesota / Pollution Control Agency

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Pollution Control Agency

Source file: Minnesota — State Employee Payroll / ingested Jun 18, 2026

The Pollution Control Agency is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 1,191 employees with median total compensation of $83,887; the highest distinct record was $181,337.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $93M
Employees: 1,191
Median total: $83,887
Highest record: $181,337

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$180$143,084+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 1,191 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($83,887) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $77,061 (99%)
Overtime — $188 (0%)
Other — $875 (1%)
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

$19,408

$56,487

$83,887

$103,307

$120,209

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $120,209 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $19,408. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Environmental Specialist 4

130 · $98,975

Environmental Specialist 3

97 · $76,662

Pollution Cont Specialist Principal

78 · $119,025

Environmental Specialist 2

57 · $58,984

Environmental Specialist 1

45 · $49,997

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	$77.7M —	1,063 —	$79,960 —
2025	$93M ▲ 19.8%	1,191 ▲ 12.0%	$83,887 ▲ 4.9%

Compare

Similar departments

Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.

Department of Environmental Protection Maine80% match
Department Environmental Protection Florida61% match

Record list

Employees

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Jon Gegen

Environmental Specialist 3/Pollution Control Agency

2025 total comp

$90,196

Sub-department: Hazardous Waste Compliance Uni
Base pay: $90,196
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $90,196
Hire date: 1999-12-06
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 13
Union / bargaining unit: MN Assoc of Professional Empl
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: R32
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Pollution Control Agency, Jon Gegen serves as a Environmental Specialist 3 within Hazardous Waste Compliance Uni. They have served since 1999 (about 26 years), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $90,196. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Jennifer Ender

Environmental Specialist 3/Pollution Control Agency

2025 total comp

$90,060

Sub-department: WTR SE Watershed Unit
Base pay: $89,592
Overtime: $469
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $90,060
Hire date: 2006-09-20
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 13
Union / bargaining unit: MN Assoc of Professional Empl
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Olmsted

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: R32
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Jennifer Ender holds the role of Environmental Specialist 3 at Pollution Control Agency within Water Se Watershed Unit. They have served since 2006 (about 19 years) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $90,060. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

David Bodovinitz

Environmental Specialist 3/Pollution Control Agency

2025 total comp

$89,954

Sub-department: Rem Closed Landfill Unit 2
Base pay: $89,954
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $89,954
Hire date: 1999-03-08
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 13
Union / bargaining unit: MN Assoc of Professional Empl
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Olmsted

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: R32
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

David Bodovinitz holds the role of Environmental Specialist 3 at Pollution Control Agency within Rem Closed Landfill Unit 2. They have served since 1999 (about 26 years) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $89,954. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Nancy Heskett

Environmental Specialist 3/Pollution Control Agency

2025 total comp

$89,954

Sub-department: MUN SE/SW Regional Unit
Base pay: $89,954
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $89,954
Hire date: 2003-06-04
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 13
Union / bargaining unit: MN Assoc of Professional Empl
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Olmsted

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: R32
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Nancy Heskett is a Environmental Specialist 3 at Pollution Control Agency within Mun Se/Sw Regional Unit. Their tenure dates to 2003, about 22 years, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $89,954. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Robert Dietz

Research Scientist 2/Pollution Control Agency

2025 total comp

$89,946

Sub-department: EAO WAEI WQ Standards Unit
Base pay: $89,946
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $89,946
Hire date: 2021-10-27
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 14
Union / bargaining unit: MN Assoc of Professional Empl
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: R32
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Pollution Control Agency, Robert Dietz serves as a Research Scientist 2 within Eao Waei Wq Standards Unit. They have served since 2021 (about 4 years), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $89,946. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Amy Timm

Environmental Specialist 4/Pollution Control Agency

2025 total comp

$89,927

Sub-department: Central Watershed Unit
Base pay: $89,927
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $89,927
Hire date: 2022-04-27
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 16
Union / bargaining unit: MN Assoc of Professional Empl
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: R32
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Amy Timm works as a Environmental Specialist 4 for Pollution Control Agency within Central Watershed Unit. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 3 years as a full-time employee. Amy earned $89,927 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Eva Holupchinski

Planner Principal State/Pollution Control Agency

2025 total comp

$89,821

Sub-department: Climate Policy Unit
Base pay: $89,821
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $89,821
Hire date: 2023-11-01
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 14
Union / bargaining unit: MN Assoc of Professional Empl
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: R32
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Eva Holupchinski is a Planner Principal State at Pollution Control Agency within Climate Policy Unit. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $89,821. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

James Dexter

Environmental Specialist 3/Pollution Control Agency

2025 total comp

$89,709

Sub-department: MUN Construction Strm Unit
Base pay: $89,709
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $89,709
Hire date: 2004-05-25
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 13
Union / bargaining unit: MN Assoc of Professional Empl
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: St Louis

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: R32
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

James Dexter is a Environmental Specialist 3 at Pollution Control Agency within Mun Construction Strm Unit. They have served since 2004 (about 21 years), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $89,709. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Stephen Mikkelson

Communications Specialist 4/Pollution Control Agency

2024 total comp

$89,660

Sub-department: OD COM Communication Unit 1
Base pay: $89,160
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $89,660
Hire date: 1996-07-24
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 17
Union / bargaining unit: MN Assoc of Professional Empl
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Crow Wing

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: Yes
Agency Number: R32
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Pollution Control Agency, Stephen Mikkelson serves as a Communications Specialist 4 within Od Com Communication Unit 1. Hired in 1996, they have about 28 years of service, working full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $89,660. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Carly Lintner

Environmental Specialist 4/Pollution Control Agency

2025 total comp

$89,613

Sub-department: Rem Superfund Unit 2
Base pay: $88,613
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $89,613
Hire date: 2023-03-29
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 16
Union / bargaining unit: MN Assoc of Professional Empl
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: R32
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Carly Lintner is a Environmental Specialist 4 at Pollution Control Agency within Rem Superfund Unit 2. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $89,613. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Laura Marti

Hydrologist 2/Pollution Control Agency

2025 total comp

$89,604

Sub-department: REM Closed Landfill Unit 1
Base pay: $89,604
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $89,604
Hire date: 2014-04-28
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 12
Union / bargaining unit: MN Assoc of Professional Empl
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Blue Earth

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: R32
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Laura Marti holds the role of Hydrologist 2 at Pollution Control Agency within Rem Closed Landfill Unit 1. Hired in 2014, they have about 11 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $89,604. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Andria Kurbondski

Environmental Specialist 4/Pollution Control Agency

2025 total comp

$89,596

Sub-department: RMAD ProdSustain&PartnershUnit
Base pay: $89,096
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $89,596
Hire date: 2024-01-24
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 16
Union / bargaining unit: MN Assoc of Professional Empl
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: R32
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Andria Kurbondski holds the role of Environmental Specialist 4 at Pollution Control Agency within Rmad Prodsustain&Partnershunit. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $89,596. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Rhonda Adkins

Environmental Specialist 3/Pollution Control Agency

2025 total comp

$89,504

Sub-department: WTR West Feedlot Unit
Base pay: $88,504
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $89,504
Hire date: 2007-08-22
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 13
Union / bargaining unit: MN Assoc of Professional Empl
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Crow Wing

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: R32
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Pollution Control Agency, Rhonda Adkins serves as a Environmental Specialist 3 within Water West Feedlot Unit. Hired in 2007, they have about 18 years of service, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $89,504. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.