Utah / Department of Environmental Quality

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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

$1$172,373+

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

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

Environmental Scientist III

142 · $114,211

Environmental Engineer III

48 · $113,237

Environmental Program Manager I

31 · $134,723

Environmental Scientist III

17 · $58,267

Office Technician II

17 · $32,438

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.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median 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.

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Record list

Employees

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Carlee Christoffersen

Environmental Program Coordinator/Department of Environmental Quality

2019 total comp

$83,599

Sub-department: DEQ Waste Management & Radiation Control
Base pay: $46,033
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $880
Benefits: $36,686
Total compensation: $83,599

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Pay Components: [object Object]

Carlee Christoffersen works as a Environmental Program Coordinator for Department of Environmental Quality within Deq Waste Management & Radiation Control. Carlee earned $83,599 in 2019.

William Andes

Environmental Engineer III/Department of Environmental Quality

2019 total comp

$83,503

Sub-department: DEQ Air Quality
Base pay: $41,348
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $15,078
Benefits: $27,077
Total compensation: $83,503

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Pay Components: [object Object]

William Andes works as a Environmental Engineer III for Department of Environmental Quality within Deq Air Quality. William earned $83,503 in 2019.

Kristen Anderson

Environmental Scientist II/Department of Environmental Quality

2019 total comp

$83,243

Sub-department: DEQ Environmental Response & Remediation
Base pay: $55,078
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $27,815
Total compensation: $83,243

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Pay Components: [object Object]

Kristen Anderson works as a Environmental Scientist II for Department of Environmental Quality within Deq Environmental Response & Remediation. Kristen earned $83,243 in 2019.

Beverly Rasmussen

Accounting Technician III/Department of Environmental Quality

2019 total comp

$82,886

Sub-department: DEQ Executive Director
Base pay: $49,234
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $550
Benefits: $33,103
Total compensation: $82,886

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Beverly Rasmussen works as a Accounting Technician III for Department of Environmental Quality within Deq Executive Director. Beverly earned $82,886 in 2019.

Marsha Case

Contract/Grant Analyst II/Department of Environmental Quality

2019 total comp

$82,804

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $48,339
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,740
Benefits: $32,725
Total compensation: $82,804

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Pay Components: [object Object]

Marsha Case works as a Contract/Grant Analyst II for Department of Environmental Quality within Comp & Excess Pool. Marsha earned $82,804 in 2019.

Paul Harding

Environmental Scientist III/Department of Environmental Quality

2019 total comp

$82,706

Sub-department: DEQ Air Quality
Base pay: $34,737
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $21,218
Benefits: $26,751
Total compensation: $82,706

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

Paul Harding works as a Environmental Scientist III for Department of Environmental Quality within Deq Air Quality. Paul earned $82,706 in 2019.

Judith Etherington

Environmental Program Coordinator/Department of Environmental Quality

2019 total comp

$82,194

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $48,045
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,279
Benefits: $32,870
Total compensation: $82,194

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

At Department of Environmental Quality, Judith Etherington serves as a Environmental Program Coordinator within Comp & Excess Pool. Their 2019 pay totaled $82,194.

Phillip Burns

Environmental Scientist III/Department of Environmental Quality

2019 total comp

$81,334

Sub-department: DEQ Waste Management & Radiation Control
Base pay: $16,157
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $45,069
Benefits: $20,109
Total compensation: $81,334

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

At Department of Environmental Quality, Phillip Burns serves as a Environmental Scientist III within Deq Waste Management & Radiation Control. Their 2019 pay totaled $81,334.

Morgan Atkinson

Environmental Program Manager I/Department of Environmental Quality

2019 total comp

$81,259

Sub-department: DEQ Environmental Response & Remediation
Base pay: $48,640
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,850
Benefits: $30,769
Total compensation: $81,259

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Pay Components: [object Object]

Morgan Atkinson works as a Environmental Program Manager I for Department of Environmental Quality within Deq Environmental Response & Remediation. Morgan earned $81,259 in 2019.

Benjamin Brown

Environmental Scientist III/Department of Environmental Quality

2018 total comp

$80,651

Sub-department: DEQ Water Quality
Base pay: $48,571
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,217
Benefits: $26,864
Total compensation: $80,651

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

At Department of Environmental Quality, Benjamin Brown serves as a Environmental Scientist III within Deq Water Quality. Their 2018 pay totaled $80,651.

Nathan Nichols

Environmental Scientist III/Department of Environmental Quality

2018 total comp

$80,071

Sub-department: DEQ Water Quality
Base pay: $49,200
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $123
Benefits: $30,748
Total compensation: $80,071

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Pay Components: [object Object]

Nathan Nichols holds the role of Environmental Scientist III at Department of Environmental Quality within Deq Water Quality. In 2018, their total compensation was $80,071.

Hans Millican

Environmental Program Manager I/Department of Environmental Quality

2019 total comp

$79,472

Sub-department: DEQ Environmental Response & Remediation
Base pay: $48,715
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $30,757
Total compensation: $79,472

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

At Department of Environmental Quality, Hans Millican serves as a Environmental Program Manager I within Deq Environmental Response & Remediation. Their 2019 pay totaled $79,472.

Melissa Ottley

Environmental Scientist III/Department of Environmental Quality

2019 total comp

$79,083

Sub-department: DEQ Environmental Response & Remediation
Base pay: $50,785
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,569
Benefits: $26,728
Total compensation: $79,083

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Pay Components: [object Object]

Melissa Ottley holds the role of Environmental Scientist III at Department of Environmental Quality within Deq Environmental Response & Remediation. In 2019, their total compensation was $79,083.

Tamie Call

Environmental Program Coordinator/Department of Environmental Quality

2019 total comp

$78,734

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $43,173
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $215
Benefits: $35,346
Total compensation: $78,734

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

At Department of Environmental Quality, Tamie Call serves as a Environmental Program Coordinator within Comp & Excess Pool. Their 2019 pay totaled $78,734.

Sarah Foran

Environmental Engineer II/Department of Environmental Quality

2019 total comp

$78,322

Sub-department: DEQ Air Quality
Base pay: $53,204
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $25,119
Total compensation: $78,322

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

Sarah Foran works as a Environmental Engineer II for Department of Environmental Quality within Deq Air Quality. Sarah earned $78,322 in 2019.

Thomas Ball

Environmental Engineer III/Department of Environmental Quality

2017 total comp

$78,285

Sub-department: DEQ Executive Director
Base pay: $47,109
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,590
Benefits: $29,586
Total compensation: $78,285

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

Thomas Ball holds the role of Environmental Engineer III at Department of Environmental Quality within Deq Executive Director. In 2017, their total compensation was $78,285.

Marjory Chelsea

Financial Analyst III/Department of Environmental Quality

2019 total comp

$77,870

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $50,700
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $26,670
Total compensation: $77,870

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

Marjory Chelsea is a Financial Analyst III at Department of Environmental Quality within Comp & Excess Pool. 2019 total compensation came to $77,870.

Sandra Pett

Contract/Grant Analyst II/Department of Environmental Quality

2018 total comp

$77,666

Sub-department: DEQ Drinking Water
Base pay: $50,932
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,174
Benefits: $24,560
Total compensation: $77,666

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

At Department of Environmental Quality, Sandra Pett serves as a Contract/Grant Analyst II within Deq Drinking Water. Their 2018 pay totaled $77,666.

Whitney Oswald

Environmental Program Manager I/Department of Environmental Quality

2019 total comp

$77,402

Sub-department: DEQ Air Quality
Base pay: $48,266
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,462
Benefits: $26,674
Total compensation: $77,402

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

At Department of Environmental Quality, Whitney Oswald serves as a Environmental Program Manager I within Deq Air Quality. Their 2019 pay totaled $77,402.

Teri Weiss

Financial Analyst II/Department of Environmental Quality

2019 total comp

$77,217

Sub-department: DEQ Air Quality
Base pay: $45,219
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $31,498
Total compensation: $77,217

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

Teri Weiss is a Financial Analyst II at Department of Environmental Quality within Deq Air Quality. 2019 total compensation came to $77,217.

Monique Bridges

Environmental Program Coordinator/Department of Environmental Quality

2019 total comp

$76,368

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $41,653
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $34,715
Total compensation: $76,368

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Pay Components: [object Object]

Monique Bridges is a Environmental Program Coordinator at Department of Environmental Quality within Comp & Excess Pool. 2019 total compensation came to $76,368.

Luke Leclair-Marzolf

Environmental Scientist II/Department of Environmental Quality

2019 total comp

$76,128

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $49,087
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,596
Benefits: $24,445
Total compensation: $76,128

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Pay Components: [object Object]

Luke Leclair-Marzolf is a Environmental Scientist II at Department of Environmental Quality within Comp & Excess Pool. 2019 total compensation came to $76,128.

Melissa Yazhe

Administrative Secretary/Department of Environmental Quality

2019 total comp

$76,024

Sub-department: DEQ Air Quality
Base pay: $49,128
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $670
Benefits: $26,226
Total compensation: $76,024

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Pay Components: [object Object]

Melissa Yazhe works as a Administrative Secretary for Department of Environmental Quality within Deq Air Quality. Melissa earned $76,024 in 2019.

Jennifer Yee

Environmental Scientist I/Department of Environmental Quality

2019 total comp

$75,232

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $40,267
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $571
Benefits: $34,394
Total compensation: $75,232

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Pay Components: [object Object]

Jennifer Yee is a Environmental Scientist I at Department of Environmental Quality within Comp & Excess Pool. 2019 total compensation came to $75,232.

Catherine Chachere

Environmental Scientist II/Department of Environmental Quality

2019 total comp

$75,157

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $48,093
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,904
Benefits: $24,160
Total compensation: $75,157

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Pay Components: [object Object]

At Department of Environmental Quality, Catherine Chachere serves as a Environmental Scientist II within Comp & Excess Pool. Their 2019 pay totaled $75,157.

Christopher Howell

Environmental Scientist I/Department of Environmental Quality

2019 total comp

$75,102

Sub-department: DEQ Environmental Response & Remediation
Base pay: $43,240
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $250
Benefits: $31,612
Total compensation: $75,102

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

At Department of Environmental Quality, Christopher Howell serves as a Environmental Scientist I within Deq Environmental Response & Remediation. Their 2019 pay totaled $75,102.

Eleanor Divver

Environmental Program Coordinator/Department of Environmental Quality

2019 total comp

$74,878

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $39,534
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,034
Benefits: $34,310
Total compensation: $74,878

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Pay Components: [object Object]

Eleanor Divver holds the role of Environmental Program Coordinator at Department of Environmental Quality within Comp & Excess Pool. In 2019, their total compensation was $74,878.

Jon Parry

Environmental Scientist III/Department of Environmental Quality

2019 total comp

$74,725

Sub-department: DEQ Executive Director
Base pay: $17,893
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $39,283
Benefits: $17,549
Total compensation: $74,725

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

At Department of Environmental Quality, Jon Parry serves as a Environmental Scientist III within Deq Executive Director. Their 2019 pay totaled $74,725.

Shauna Ward

Environmental Scientist II/Department of Environmental Quality

2018 total comp

$74,198

Sub-department: DEQ Air Quality
Base pay: $48,547
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,354
Benefits: $24,297
Total compensation: $74,198

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Pay Components: [object Object]

At Department of Environmental Quality, Shauna Ward serves as a Environmental Scientist II within Deq Air Quality. Their 2018 pay totaled $74,198.

Dyani Schnider

Information Specialist II/Department of Environmental Quality

2019 total comp

$73,421

Sub-department: DEQ Air Quality
Base pay: $44,741
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $28,680
Total compensation: $73,421

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Pay Components: [object Object]

Dyani Schnider is a Information Specialist II at Department of Environmental Quality within Deq Air Quality. 2019 total compensation came to $73,421.

Elisa Smith

Administrative Secretary/Department of Environmental Quality

2019 total comp

$73,100

Sub-department: DEQ Environmental Response & Remediation
Base pay: $39,832
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $95
Benefits: $33,173
Total compensation: $73,100

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Pay Components: [object Object]

Elisa Smith is a Administrative Secretary at Department of Environmental Quality within Deq Environmental Response & Remediation. 2019 total compensation came to $73,100.

Matthew Garn

Environmental Engineer III/Department of Environmental Quality

2017 total comp

$72,847

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $43,664
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,049
Benefits: $28,133
Total compensation: $72,847

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Pay Components: [object Object]

Matthew Garn works as a Environmental Engineer III for Department of Environmental Quality within Comp & Excess Pool. Matthew earned $72,847 in 2017.

Courtney Ehrlich

Environmental Planning Consultant/Department of Environmental Quality

2019 total comp

$72,798

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $48,627
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $955
Benefits: $23,216
Total compensation: $72,798

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Pay Components: [object Object]

At Department of Environmental Quality, Courtney Ehrlich serves as a Environmental Planning Consultant within Comp & Excess Pool. Their 2019 pay totaled $72,798.

Benjamin Holcomb

Environmental Program Manager I/Department of Environmental Quality

2019 total comp

$72,498

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $43,054
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,903
Benefits: $27,541
Total compensation: $72,498

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Pay Components: [object Object]

Benjamin Holcomb works as a Environmental Program Manager I for Department of Environmental Quality within Comp & Excess Pool. Benjamin earned $72,498 in 2019.

Alisa Westenskow

Financial Analyst II/Department of Environmental Quality

2019 total comp

$72,472

Sub-department: DEQ Waste Management & Radiation Control
Base pay: $47,071
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $190
Benefits: $25,211
Total compensation: $72,472

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Pay Components: [object Object]

Alisa Westenskow holds the role of Financial Analyst II at Department of Environmental Quality within Deq Waste Management & Radiation Control. In 2019, their total compensation was $72,472.

Danielle Lenz

Environmental Scientist III/Department of Environmental Quality

2019 total comp

$71,356

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $47,399
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,445
Benefits: $22,512
Total compensation: $71,356

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Pay Components: [object Object]

Danielle Lenz is a Environmental Scientist III at Department of Environmental Quality within Comp & Excess Pool. 2019 total compensation came to $71,356.

Ying-Ying Macauley

Engineering Manager I/Department of Environmental Quality

2018 total comp

$71,100

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $41,032
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,163
Benefits: $25,905
Total compensation: $71,100

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Pay Components: [object Object]

Ying-Ying Macauley holds the role of Engineering Manager I at Department of Environmental Quality within Comp & Excess Pool. In 2018, their total compensation was $71,100.

Rebecca Brown

Environmental Scientist III/Department of Environmental Quality

2019 total comp

$70,050

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $48,608
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $127
Benefits: $21,315
Total compensation: $70,050

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Rebecca Brown holds the role of Environmental Scientist III at Department of Environmental Quality within Comp & Excess Pool. In 2019, their total compensation was $70,050.

Jodie Swanson

Information Specialist II/Department of Environmental Quality

2019 total comp

$69,818

Sub-department: DEQ Air Quality
Base pay: $37,058
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $32,760
Total compensation: $69,818

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Pay Components: [object Object]

Jodie Swanson is a Information Specialist II at Department of Environmental Quality within Deq Air Quality. 2019 total compensation came to $69,818.

William Damery

Environmental Scientist III/Department of Environmental Quality

2019 total comp

$67,895

Sub-department: DEQ Water Quality
Base pay: $9,994
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $45,671
Benefits: $12,230
Total compensation: $67,895

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

At Department of Environmental Quality, William Damery serves as a Environmental Scientist III within Deq Water Quality. Their 2019 pay totaled $67,895.