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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

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.

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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John Menatti

Environmental Program Manager I/Department of Environmental Quality

2019 total comp
$163,040
Sub-department
DEQ Environmental Response & Remediation
Base pay
$76,013
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$44,147
Benefits
$42,881
Total compensation
$163,040

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John Menatti holds the role of Environmental Program Manager I at Department of Environmental Quality within Deq Environmental Response & Remediation. In 2019, their total compensation was $163,040.