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Department of Environmental Quality

Source file: Transparent Utah — State Government Payroll / ingested Jun 18, 2026

The Department of Environmental Quality protects natural resources and the environment — conservation, parks and wildlife, and environmental regulation.

In 2019, this agency had 500 employees with median total compensation of $95,806; the highest distinct record was $274,422.

Year
2019
Total payroll
$41.4M
Employees
500
Median total
$95,806
Highest record
$274,422

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

How 2019 total compensation is spread across the 500 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($95,806) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$50,113 (60%)
  • Overtime$46 (0%)
  • Other$2,809 (3%)
  • Benefits$29,873 (36%)

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
$7,150
$43,000
$95,806
$118,538
$134,723

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $134,723 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $7,150. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

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 3 published years.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2017
$36.6M
440
$99,852
2018
$37.2M
1.7%
423
3.9%
$103,100
3.3%
2019
$41.4M
11.2%
500
18.2%
$95,806
7.1%

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.

Record list

Employees

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Jonathan Black

Environmental Engineer III/Department of Environmental Quality

2017 total comp
$108,582
Sub-department
DEQ Air Quality
Base pay
$67,400
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$400
Benefits
$40,782
Total compensation
$108,582

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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At Department of Environmental Quality, Jonathan Black serves as a Environmental Engineer III within Deq Air Quality. Their 2017 pay totaled $108,582.

James Lansbarkis

Environmental Scientist III/Department of Environmental Quality

2019 total comp
$108,548
Sub-department
DEQ Waste Management & Radiation Control
Base pay
$38,387
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$37,468
Benefits
$32,693
Total compensation
$108,548

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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At Department of Environmental Quality, James Lansbarkis serves as a Environmental Scientist III within Deq Waste Management & Radiation Control. Their 2019 pay totaled $108,548.

Kimberly Viehweg

Environmental Scientist III/Department of Environmental Quality

2019 total comp
$108,540
Sub-department
DEQ Environmental Response & Remediation
Base pay
$66,440
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,216
Benefits
$39,883
Total compensation
$108,540

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Kimberly Viehweg works as a Environmental Scientist III for Department of Environmental Quality within Deq Environmental Response & Remediation. Kimberly earned $108,540 in 2019.

Brent Gaschler

Environmental Engineer III/Department of Environmental Quality

2019 total comp
$108,533
Sub-department
DEQ Waste Management & Radiation Control
Base pay
$73,029
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$195
Benefits
$35,309
Total compensation
$108,533

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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At Department of Environmental Quality, Brent Gaschler serves as a Environmental Engineer III within Deq Waste Management & Radiation Control. Their 2019 pay totaled $108,533.

Ronald Reece

Environmental Engineer III/Department of Environmental Quality

2019 total comp
$108,438
Sub-department
DEQ Air Quality
Base pay
$67,829
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$40,609
Total compensation
$108,438

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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At Department of Environmental Quality, Ronald Reece serves as a Environmental Engineer III within Deq Air Quality. Their 2019 pay totaled $108,438.

Catherine Wyffels

Environmental Engineer III/Department of Environmental Quality

2019 total comp
$108,348
Sub-department
DEQ Air Quality
Base pay
$66,451
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,021
Benefits
$40,877
Total compensation
$108,348

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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At Department of Environmental Quality, Catherine Wyffels serves as a Environmental Engineer III within Deq Air Quality. Their 2019 pay totaled $108,348.

Andrey Malyuchik

IT Analyst II/Department of Environmental Quality

2019 total comp
$108,093
Sub-department
DEQ Drinking Water
Base pay
$74,639
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$60
Benefits
$33,394
Total compensation
$108,093

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Andrey Malyuchik holds the role of IT Analyst II at Department of Environmental Quality within Deq Drinking Water. In 2019, their total compensation was $108,093.

Robert Grandy

Environmental Engineer III/Department of Environmental Quality

2019 total comp
$107,847
Sub-department
DEQ Air Quality
Base pay
$72,571
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$250
Benefits
$35,025
Total compensation
$107,847

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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At Department of Environmental Quality, Robert Grandy serves as a Environmental Engineer III within Deq Air Quality. Their 2019 pay totaled $107,847.

Jay Baker

Environmental Scientist III/Department of Environmental Quality

2019 total comp
$107,826
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$63,599
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$845
Benefits
$43,382
Total compensation
$107,826

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Jay Baker holds the role of Environmental Scientist III at Department of Environmental Quality within Comp & Excess Pool. In 2019, their total compensation was $107,826.