California / Food and Agriculture

Agency file

Food and Agriculture

Source file: California — State Employee Compensation (SCO Payroll Data Warehouse, CPRA) / ingested Jul 4, 2026

The Food and Agriculture supports agriculture — farming, food safety, livestock, and rural development programs.

In 2025, this agency had 2,156 employees with median total compensation of $63,690; the highest distinct record was $252,718.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $146.8M
Employees: 2,156
Median total: $63,690
Highest record: $252,718

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

-$11,023$180,666+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 2,156 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($63,690) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $65,006 (95%)
Overtime — $1,159 (2%)
Other — $1,923 (3%)
Benefits — $0 (0%)

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

$12,070

$33,882

$63,690

$95,504

$127,073

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $127,073 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $12,070. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Environmental Scientist

272 · $86,328

Agricultural Technician III (Seasonal)

203 · $26,116

Agricultural Technician I (Seasonal)

155 · $14,563

Associate Governmental Program Analyst

139 · $77,708

Plant Quarantine Inspector

96 · $58,687

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.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2023	$133.8M —	2,196 —	$54,554 —
2024	$145.1M ▲ 8.4%	2,313 ▲ 5.3%	$57,243 ▲ 4.9%
2025	$146.8M ▲ 1.2%	2,156 ▼ 6.8%	$63,690 ▲ 11.3%

Record list

Employees

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Xiaolin Zu

Environmental Scientist/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$93,585

Base pay: $93,585
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $93,585
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,321
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0147620762001
Salary Total: $9,368
Total Pay: $93,585

Xiaolin Zu works as a Environmental Scientist for Food and Agriculture. Their status is full-time. Xiaolin earned $93,585 in 2025. Union affiliation: R10.

Paige Hiroshima

Environmental Scientist/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$93,566

Base pay: $90,227
Overtime: $3,339
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $93,566
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Ventura
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,868
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0146790762002
Salary Total: $7,907
Total Pay: $93,566

At Food and Agriculture, Paige Hiroshima serves as a Environmental Scientist. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $93,566. Their bargaining unit is R10.

Maryanne Beckwith

Environmental Scientist/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$93,548

Base pay: $86,846
Overtime: $6,701
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $93,548
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: San Diego

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,493
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0146350762001
Salary Total: $7,431
Total Pay: $93,548

Maryanne Beckwith holds the role of Environmental Scientist at Food and Agriculture. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $93,548. They are represented by R10.

Minh Le

Environmental Scientist/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$93,472

Base pay: $93,472
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $93,472
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,260
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0184080762001
Salary Total: $7,971
Total Pay: $93,472

At Food and Agriculture, Minh Le serves as a Environmental Scientist. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $93,472. Their bargaining unit is R10.

Matthew Cummings

Information Technology Associate/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$93,447

Base pay: $93,447
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $93,447
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,321
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0140151401006
Salary Total: $8,071
Total Pay: $93,447

Matthew Cummings is a Information Technology Associate at Food and Agriculture. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $93,447. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Ashley James

Research Data Analyst II/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$93,436

Base pay: $92,836
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $93,436
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,325
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0187175731001
Salary Total: $8,075
Total Pay: $93,436

At Food and Agriculture, Ashley James serves as a Research Data Analyst II. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $93,436. Union affiliation: R01.

Aurel Ob Quintana

Environmental Scientist/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$93,420

Base pay: $83,400
Overtime: $10,001
Other pay: $20
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $93,420
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Orange

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,492
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0146780762003
Salary Total: $7,230
Total Pay: $93,420

At Food and Agriculture, Aurel Ob Quintana serves as a Environmental Scientist. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $93,420. Union affiliation: R10.

Fauna Winstead

Environmental Scientist/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$93,384

Base pay: $93,384
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $93,384
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,304
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0147770762001
Salary Total: $9,304
Total Pay: $93,384

Fauna Winstead works as a Environmental Scientist for Food and Agriculture. Their status is full-time. Fauna earned $93,384 in 2025. Union affiliation: R10.

Aprill Edwards

Staff Management Auditor/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$93,312

Base pay: $89,892
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,420
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $93,312
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,907
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0140114160003
Salary Total: $7,670
Total Pay: $93,312

Aprill Edwards is a Staff Management Auditor at Food and Agriculture. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $93,312. Their bargaining unit is S01.

Danielle Peters

Environmental Scientist/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$93,164

Base pay: $90,414
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,750
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $93,164
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Santa Clara
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,089
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0143620762007
Salary Total: $7,806
Total Pay: $93,164

Danielle Peters holds the role of Environmental Scientist at Food and Agriculture. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $93,164. Union affiliation: R10.

Peter Betschart

Information Technology Associate/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$93,155

Base pay: $92,555
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $93,155
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,947
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0140151401021
Salary Total: $7,709
Total Pay: $93,155

Peter Betschart is a Information Technology Associate at Food and Agriculture. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $93,155. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Kevin Nguyen

Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist)/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$93,092

Base pay: $93,092
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $93,092
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,260
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0147770765008
Salary Total: $7,971
Total Pay: $93,092

Kevin Nguyen is a Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist) at Food and Agriculture. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $93,092. They are represented by R10.

Deanna Granholm

Environmental Scientist/Food and Agriculture

2024 total comp

$93,090

Base pay: $67,939
Overtime: $25,050
Other pay: $101
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $93,090
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Stanislaus
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,828
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0141150762002
Salary Total: $5,828
Total Pay: $93,090

Deanna Granholm holds the role of Environmental Scientist at Food and Agriculture. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $93,090. They are represented by R10.

David Schurr

Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist)/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$93,052

Base pay: $51,105
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $41,947
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $93,052
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: H

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,221
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0141400765001
Salary Total: $10,221
Total Pay: $93,052

David Schurr holds the role of Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist) at Food and Agriculture. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $93,052. They are represented by R10.

Thomas Mcgrann

Staff Services Manager I/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$92,982

Base pay: $89,262
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $92,982
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,080
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0140034800001
Salary Total: $7,838
Total Pay: $92,982

Thomas Mcgrann holds the role of Staff Services Manager I at Food and Agriculture. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $92,982. They are represented by S01.

Joann Scott

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$92,900

Base pay: $70,168
Overtime: $22,065
Other pay: $668
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $92,900
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,333
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0141105393002
Salary Total: $6,143
Total Pay: $92,900

Joann Scott works as a Associate Governmental Program Analyst for Food and Agriculture. Their status is full-time. Joann earned $92,900 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Catherine Wieser

Staff Services Manager I/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$92,820

Base pay: $86,478
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,342
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $92,820
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,910
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0140254800982
Salary Total: $8,643
Total Pay: $92,820

At Food and Agriculture, Catherine Wieser serves as a Staff Services Manager I. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $92,820. Their bargaining unit is S01.

Alejandro Ramirez

Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist)/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$92,819

Base pay: $92,519
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $92,819
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,261
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0147170765001
Salary Total: $8,172
Total Pay: $92,819

Alejandro Ramirez works as a Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist) for Food and Agriculture. Their status is full-time. Alejandro earned $92,819 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R10.