Conservation
Data received May 2025 • Data comes from MOSERS. Positions and FT/PT status not provided. Data excludes state employees who don't hold benefit-eligible positions.
Full-time employees
1,407
Median pay
$57,038
Average pay
$59,335
Conservation
Employees by pay range
Note: To learn how the Post-Dispatch calculates figures such as the number of full-time employees or median pay, as well as other important explanations and caveats, please see the About page.
Employees
Click on one of the headers below to sort a column. Data shown reflects actual gross pay for 2024, except where noted otherwise.
| Position | Gross pay | Date hired | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wachowski, Susan | $69,046 | Feb. 16, 2017 | |
| Wade, Lynn | $37,164 | Dec. 16, 2023 | |
| Wahl, Colt | $37,396 | Jan. 1, 2022 | |
| Waldridge, Christopher | $52,770 | April 16, 2018 | |
| Waldrop, Brian | $49,548 | June 16, 2023 | |
| Wales, Christina | $47,734 | Nov. 1, 2016 | |
| Walker, Alexander | $55,082 | April 1, 2019 | |
| Walker, Angela | $95,039 | Feb. 18, 2014 | |
| Walker, Ethan | $37,384 | March 1, 2021 | |
| Ward, Abbey | $48,127 | July 1, 2022 | |
| Ward, Joshua | $47,183 | April 16, 2007 | |
| Ward, Madelyn | $36,404 | Jan. 16, 2023 | |
| Warnke, Dwight | $60,722 | April 30, 2018 | |
| Wash, Trina | $42,860 | Sept. 16, 2012 | |
| Watkins, Louis | $48,106 | May 16, 2022 | |
| Watkins, Mary | $36,186 | Sept. 16, 2023 | |
| Weatherby, Aaron | $36,712 | Feb. 1, 2022 | |
| Weatherford, Matthew | $62,874 | March 4, 2019 | |
| Weber, Robert | $55,428 | Dec. 1, 2023 | |
| Webster, Benjamin | $73,884 | Feb. 1, 2011 | |
| Weekes, Sarah | $24,853 | Aug. 16, 2022 | |
| Wehmhoff, Luke | $52,812 | Nov. 1, 2015 | |
| Welch, Wendel | $64,418 | May 2, 2005 | |
| Weno, Colby | $52,200 | Feb. 3, 2014 | |
| Werdenhause, Kristina | $41,868 | July 16, 2019 | |
| Wesselschmidt, Raenhard | $73,554 | Feb. 1, 2005 | |
| Westcott, Ryan | $58,156 | May 1, 2012 | |
| Western, Michael | $32,886 | Sept. 1, 2023 | |
| Whalen, James | $65,598 | May 1, 1994 | |
| Whaley, Matthew | $49,856 | June 16, 2014 | |
| Wheaton, James | $61,282 | April 1, 2016 | |
| Wheaton, Nichole | $51,942 | Dec. 1, 2020 | |
| Wheeler, Brett | $46,946 | April 16, 2022 | |
| Whelan, Thomas | $88,010 | June 1, 1985 | |
| Whisler, Samuel | $60,446 | April 1, 2017 | |
| Whitacre, Holly | $55,740 | June 1, 2022 | |
| Whitaker, Stasia | $56,888 | Aug. 1, 2014 | |
| White, Clifford | $58,684 | Nov. 1, 1996 | |
| White, Stephanie | $74,978 | Feb. 1, 2013 | |
| Whitehead, Tim | $43,502 | March 11, 1985 | |
| Whiteman, Kasey | $81,818 | April 18, 2005 | |
| Whitener, David | $52,368 | Dec. 11, 1979 | |
| Whittaker, Lyle | $58,722 | May 16, 2021 | |
| Wieberg, Christopher | $88,772 | April 1, 1996 | |
| Wilkins, Hadden | $48,279 | April 1, 2022 | |
| Wilkins, Russell | $20,672 | May 16, 2024 | |
| Wilkinson, Amy | $61,756 | July 5, 2005 | |
| Wilkinson, Jerid | $66,912 | Dec. 21, 2001 | |
| Wilkinson, Miranda | $45,018 | Oct. 1, 2022 | |
| Willard, Jacob | $71,072 | March 16, 2012 |
Note: To learn how the Post-Dispatch calculates figures such as the number of full-time employees or median pay, as well as other important explanations and caveats, please see the About page.