State money
State pay
How many people each state agency pays, and what it pays them, year by year. Pick an agency to see its jobs by title. Only totals and averages for groups of at least 5 people are shown, never one person’s pay.1
Agency
Natural Resources
1,489 people in FY24, paid $69.1M in all, an average of $46,428.
People
1,702
1,429
| Fiscal year | People |
|---|---|
| FY26 | 1,429 |
| FY25 | 1,505 |
| FY24 | 1,489 |
| FY23 | 1,522 |
| FY09 | 1,678 |
| FY08 | 1,702 |
| FY07 | 1,584 |
Show the numbers
| Fiscal year | People |
|---|---|
| FY26 | 1,429 |
| FY25 | 1,505 |
| FY24 | 1,489 |
| FY23 | 1,522 |
| FY09 | 1,678 |
| FY08 | 1,702 |
| FY07 | 1,584 |
Total pay
$69.8M
$69.7M
| Fiscal year | Total pay |
|---|---|
| FY26 | $69.7M |
| FY25 | $69.5M |
| FY24 | $69.1M |
| FY23 | $69.8M |
| FY09 | $61.7M |
| FY08 | $58.8M |
| FY07 | $55.7M |
Show the numbers
| Fiscal year | Total pay |
|---|---|
| FY26 | $69.7M |
| FY25 | $69.5M |
| FY24 | $69.1M |
| FY23 | $69.8M |
| FY09 | $61.7M |
| FY08 | $58.8M |
| FY07 | $55.7M |
Jobs by title, FY24
Titles held by fewer than 5 people here are combined into “Other titles”2.
| Title | People | Average pay | Average base salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Temporary Worker | 284 | $5,704 | $31,137 |
| Seasonal Worker | 260 | $6,040 | $31,665 |
| Environmental Specialist | 117 | $58,024 | $65,598 |
| Other titles | 90 | $61,570 | $82,724 |
| Natural Resources Technician 2 | 82 | $57,188 | $61,221 |
| Conservation Officer | 77 | $100,186 | $94,369 |
| Environmental Specialist Senior | 77 | $76,910 | $87,834 |
| Natural Resources Biologist | 71 | $75,584 | $78,746 |
| Natural Resources Technician 1 | 67 | $44,795 | $50,703 |
| Public Service Manager 1 | 53 | $104,886 | $110,441 |
| Environmental Engineer | 40 | $71,264 | $79,438 |
| Administrative Intern | 33 | $6,637 | $43,052 |
| Park Manager | 32 | $62,245 | $67,065 |
| Park Ranger | 32 | $91,267 | $91,204 |
| Executive Officer 2 | 21 | $93,989 | $98,387 |
| Environmental Engineer Senior | 20 | $99,259 | $105,977 |
| Program Planner 3 | 20 | $71,846 | $78,745 |
| Administrative Assistant 2 | 16 | $51,610 | $62,235 |
| Forester 2 | 15 | $73,635 | $80,842 |
| Public Service Manager 2 | 12 | $128,421 | $133,070 |
| Facilities Engineer 2 | 11 | $105,179 | $109,286 |
| Administrative Assistant 1 | 8 | $40,842 | $52,527 |
| Attorney 2 | 8 | $83,383 | $110,804 |
| Program Planner 2 | 8 | $68,673 | $71,250 |
| Secretary 2 | 7 | $44,114 | $52,642 |
| Accounting Technician 2 | 6 | $29,968 | – |
| Geologist 3 | 6 | $58,328 | – |
| Secretary 1 | 6 | $41,521 | $43,354 |
| Executive Officer 1 | 5 | $80,779 | $84,128 |
| Information Specialist 2 | 5 | $63,572 | $73,337 |
69,436
people paid in FY24$4.19B
total pay in FY24, $3.14B in FY1465%
of it paid by the three state universities and their hospitalsState payroll over time
Total pay for everyone in the salary book, each fiscal year, not adjusted for inflation.
| Fiscal year | People | Total pay |
|---|---|---|
| FY26 | 68,019 | $4.69B |
| FY25 | 70,390 | $4.49B |
| FY24 | 69,436 | $4.19B |
| FY23 | 61,110 | $3.97B |
| FY22 | 65,312 | $3.85B |
| FY21 | 63,829 | $3.69B |
| FY20 | 63,896 | $3.61B |
| FY19 | 60,445 | $3.48B |
| FY18 | 59,867 | $3.44B |
| FY17 | 59,400 | $3.41B |
| FY16 | 58,988 | $3.29B |
| FY15 | 60,138 | $3.21B |
| FY14 | 59,859 | $3.14B |
| FY13 | 59,488 | $3.08B |
| FY12 | 59,929 | $3.02B |
| FY11 | 60,125 | $2.88B |
| FY10 | 59,113 | $2.86B |
| FY09 | 60,328 | $2.92B |
| FY08 | 60,262 | $2.75B |
| FY07 | 67,695 | $2.65B |
Show the numbers
| Fiscal year | People | Total pay |
|---|---|---|
| FY26 | 68,019 | $4.69B |
| FY25 | 70,390 | $4.49B |
| FY24 | 69,436 | $4.19B |
| FY23 | 61,110 | $3.97B |
| FY22 | 65,312 | $3.85B |
| FY21 | 63,829 | $3.69B |
| FY20 | 63,896 | $3.61B |
| FY19 | 60,445 | $3.48B |
| FY18 | 59,867 | $3.44B |
| FY17 | 59,400 | $3.41B |
| FY16 | 58,988 | $3.29B |
| FY15 | 60,138 | $3.21B |
| FY14 | 59,859 | $3.14B |
| FY13 | 59,488 | $3.08B |
| FY12 | 59,929 | $3.02B |
| FY11 | 60,125 | $2.88B |
| FY10 | 59,113 | $2.86B |
| FY09 | 60,328 | $2.92B |
| FY08 | 60,262 | $2.75B |
| FY07 | 67,695 | $2.65B |
By agency, FY24
Average pay is total pay divided by people, so part-time and part-year workers pull it down.
A dash: fewer than 5 people, so pay isn’t shown.
See also what each agency does, what agencies paid out and the state budget.