Utah / Department of Environmental Quality / Environmental Scientist III
Job-title file
Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.
152 employees hold this title in Department of Environmental Quality. Median total compensation for the role is $112,698, above the department median of $95,806.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 152 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in Utah, the median wage for Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health — about 1,020 people — is $90,710. Department of Environmental Quality pays a median base salary of $68,653 for this role, 24% below that figure — about the 23rd percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health across every employer in Utah, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Department of Environmental Quality’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health — about 89,250 people — is $82,220. Department of Environmental Quality’s median base salary is 17% below that national figure, about the 31st percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Utah range relative to the national one.
Computed over the 186 of 231 people in this role paid at least $25,000in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.
Median total compensation for this role at Department of Environmental Quality is $103,847, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare departments
Environmental Scientist III is held in 5 Utah departments. In Department of Environmental Quality, the median of $112,698 ranks #3 of 5.
Median total compensation for the Environmental Scientist III role in other Utahdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 5 jurisdictions. In Utah, the median of $94,585 ranks #2 of 5. See Environmental Scientist across all of Utah →
Median total compensation for comparable Environmental Scientistroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.
Record list
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Environmental Scientist III/Department of Environmental Quality
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At Department of Environmental Quality, Jeffrey Vandel serves as a Environmental Scientist III within Deq Waste Management & Radiation Control. Their 2019 pay totaled $124,727.
Environmental Scientist III/Department of Environmental Quality
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Joseph Rockwell holds the role of Environmental Scientist III at Department of Environmental Quality within Deq Air Quality. In 2019, their total compensation was $124,654.
Environmental Scientist III/Department of Environmental Quality
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Jesse Mcdonald works as a Environmental Scientist III for Department of Environmental Quality within Deq Air Quality. Jesse earned $124,090 in 2019.
Environmental Scientist III/Department of Environmental Quality
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Cynthia Beem holds the role of Environmental Scientist III at Department of Environmental Quality within Deq Air Quality. In 2019, their total compensation was $122,925.
Environmental Scientist III/Department of Environmental Quality
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At Department of Environmental Quality, David Hansen serves as a Environmental Scientist III within Deq Drinking Water. Their 2019 pay totaled $122,787.
Environmental Scientist III/Department of Environmental Quality
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At Department of Environmental Quality, Michelle Weis serves as a Environmental Scientist III within Deq Waste Management & Radiation Control. Their 2019 pay totaled $122,665.
Environmental Scientist III/Department of Environmental Quality
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Scott Daly works as a Environmental Scientist III for Department of Environmental Quality within Comp & Excess Pool. Scott earned $122,230 in 2019.
Environmental Scientist III/Department of Environmental Quality
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Kevin Okleberry is a Environmental Scientist III at Department of Environmental Quality within Deq Water Quality. 2019 total compensation came to $122,213.
Environmental Scientist III/Department of Environmental Quality
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Philip Griffin is a Environmental Scientist III at Department of Environmental Quality within Comp & Excess Pool. 2019 total compensation came to $122,138.
Environmental Scientist III/Department of Environmental Quality
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Kevin Hart works as a Environmental Scientist III for Department of Environmental Quality within Deq Air Quality. Kevin earned $122,030 in 2019.
Environmental Scientist III/Department of Environmental Quality
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Richard Mckeague Iii works as a Environmental Scientist III for Department of Environmental Quality within Deq Air Quality. Richard earned $121,998 in 2019.
Environmental Scientist III/Department of Environmental Quality
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Gwyn Galloway works as a Environmental Scientist III for Department of Environmental Quality within Deq Waste Management & Radiation Control. Gwyn earned $121,943 in 2019.
Environmental Scientist III/Department of Environmental Quality
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Chad Gilgen holds the role of Environmental Scientist III at Department of Environmental Quality within Deq Air Quality. In 2019, their total compensation was $121,648.
Environmental Scientist III/Department of Environmental Quality
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Mark Crim holds the role of Environmental Scientist III at Department of Environmental Quality within Deq Environmental Response & Remediation. In 2019, their total compensation was $121,639.
Environmental Scientist III/Department of Environmental Quality
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At Department of Environmental Quality, Kari Lundeen serves as a Environmental Scientist III within Comp & Excess Pool. Their 2019 pay totaled $121,098.
Environmental Scientist III/Department of Environmental Quality
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David Wilson works as a Environmental Scientist III for Department of Environmental Quality within Deq Environmental Response & Remediation. David earned $120,854 in 2019.
Environmental Scientist III/Department of Environmental Quality
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At Department of Environmental Quality, Donald Hall serves as a Environmental Scientist III within Deq Water Quality. Their 2019 pay totaled $120,816.
Environmental Scientist III/Department of Environmental Quality
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Gregory Sorenson is a Environmental Scientist III at Department of Environmental Quality within Deq Air Quality. 2019 total compensation came to $120,613.
Environmental Scientist III/Department of Environmental Quality
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Thaddeus Baldwin holds the role of Environmental Scientist III at Department of Environmental Quality within Deq Air Quality. In 2019, their total compensation was $120,496.
Environmental Scientist III/Department of Environmental Quality
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Christopher Shope is a Environmental Scientist III at Department of Environmental Quality within Deq Water Quality. 2019 total compensation came to $120,422.
Environmental Scientist III/Department of Environmental Quality
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Jeffrey Studenka is a Environmental Scientist III at Department of Environmental Quality within Deq Water Quality. 2019 total compensation came to $120,323.
Environmental Scientist III/Department of Environmental Quality
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Gregory Mortensen works as a Environmental Scientist III for Department of Environmental Quality within Deq Air Quality. Gregory earned $120,235 in 2019.