Conservation
Data received June 2026 • 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
1,464
Median pay
$58,240
Average pay
$61,544
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 2025, except where noted otherwise.
| Position | Gross pay | Date hired | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wade, Lynn | Not provided | $38,586 | Dec. 16, 2023 |
| Waggoner, Michael | Not provided | $48,042 | Nov. 16, 2024 |
| Wahl, Colt | Not provided | $39,308 | Jan. 1, 2022 |
| Waldridge, Christopher | Not provided | $56,100 | April 16, 2018 |
| Waldrop, Brian | Not provided | $51,972 | June 16, 2023 |
| Wales, Christina | Not provided | $50,396 | Nov. 1, 2016 |
| Walker, Alexander | Not provided | $62,820 | April 1, 2019 |
| Walker, Angela | Not provided | $101,304 | Feb. 18, 2014 |
| Walker, Ethan | Not provided | $39,362 | March 1, 2021 |
| Waltemeyer, Jonathan | Not provided | $33,948 | Aug. 16, 2024 |
| Ward, Abbey | Not provided | $51,142 | July 1, 2022 |
| Ward, Madelyn | Not provided | $39,019 | Jan. 16, 2023 |
| Warnke, Dwight | Not provided | $65,332 | April 30, 2018 |
| Wash, Trina | Not provided | $45,312 | Sept. 16, 2012 |
| Watkins, Louis | Not provided | $50,468 | May 16, 2022 |
| Watkins, Mary | Not provided | $37,576 | Sept. 16, 2023 |
| Watson, John | Not provided | $53,316 | May 2, 1988 |
| Weatherby, Aaron | Not provided | $38,598 | Feb. 1, 2022 |
| Weber, Robert | Not provided | $57,470 | Dec. 1, 2023 |
| Webster, Benjamin | Not provided | $89,868 | Feb. 1, 2011 |
| Wehmhoff, Luke | Not provided | $55,780 | Nov. 1, 2015 |
| Welch, Victoria | Not provided | $26,797 | March 1, 2025 |
| Welch, Wendel | Not provided | $68,090 | May 2, 2005 |
| Weller, Robert | Not provided | $23,590 | July 16, 2025 |
| Weno, Colby | Not provided | $55,048 | Feb. 3, 2014 |
| Werdenhause, Kristina | Not provided | $44,128 | July 16, 2019 |
| Wessell, Thomas | Not provided | $34,920 | Feb. 1, 2025 |
| Wesselschmidt, Raenhard | Not provided | $77,616 | Feb. 1, 2005 |
| Westcott, Ryan | Not provided | $62,431 | May 1, 2012 |
| Western, Michael | Not provided | $34,170 | Sept. 1, 2023 |
| Whalen, James | Not provided | $67,704 | May 1, 1994 |
| Whaley, Matthew | Not provided | $52,308 | June 16, 2014 |
| Wheatley, Stacy | Not provided | $44,042 | Feb. 16, 2025 |
| Wheaton, James | Not provided | $69,807 | April 1, 2016 |
| Wheaton, Nichole | Not provided | $54,478 | Dec. 1, 2020 |
| Wheeler, Brett | Not provided | $49,260 | April 16, 2022 |
| Whelan, Thomas | Not provided | $93,646 | June 1, 1985 |
| Whisler, Samuel | Not provided | $63,644 | April 1, 2017 |
| Whitacre, Holly | Not provided | $58,432 | June 1, 2022 |
| Whitaker, Stasia | Not provided | $60,524 | Aug. 1, 2014 |
| White, Samuel | Not provided | $33,948 | Aug. 16, 2024 |
| White, Stephanie | Not provided | $78,788 | Feb. 1, 2013 |
| Whiteman, Kasey | Not provided | $86,554 | April 18, 2005 |
| Whittaker, Lyle | Not provided | $63,036 | May 16, 2021 |
| Widhalm, Jason | Not provided | $50,670 | Oct. 1, 2024 |
| Wieberg, Christopher | Not provided | $93,490 | April 1, 1996 |
| Wiggans, Nathan | Not provided | $58,134 | Oct. 6, 2014 |
| Wilder, Michael | Not provided | $32,556 | March 1, 1990 |
| Wilkins, Hadden | Not provided | $51,951 | April 1, 2022 |
| Wilkins, Russell | Not provided | $39,478 | May 16, 2024 |
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.