Department of Environmental Protection

Department of Environmental Protection anchors a workforce of 4,647 employees, one of the biggest payrolls in state government.

The most common title is Environmental Specialist 2 (6% of staff), followed by Environmental Specialist 3 and Environmental Specialist 1. Median pay is $86,027, roughly in line with the statewide median. About 60% of its employees are mapped to a civil service title specification, lower than most state agencies because it employs more agency-specific or unclassified roles.

Median tenure is 5.1 years, shorter than the statewide median of 9.7 years. CWA represents the largest share of its unionized workforce (about 51%).