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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Rene Mendoza

Agriculture Program Supervisor I/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$101,998

Base pay: $98,878
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,120
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $101,998
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Fresno

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,284
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0187201165003
Salary Total: $8,235
Total Pay: $101,998

Rene Mendoza holds the role of Agriculture Program Supervisor I at Food and Agriculture. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $101,998. Their bargaining unit is S01.

Allyson Rathkamp

Research Data Specialist I/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$101,988

Base pay: $101,388
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $101,988
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,706
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0141185742002
Salary Total: $8,445
Total Pay: $101,988

Allyson Rathkamp works as a Research Data Specialist I for Food and Agriculture. Their status is full-time. Allyson earned $101,988 in 2025. Union affiliation: R01.

Bariso Garbaba

Environmental Scientist/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$101,867

Base pay: $101,867
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $101,867
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: San Bernardino
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,321
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0141650762020
Salary Total: $8,995
Total Pay: $101,867

Bariso Garbaba holds the role of Environmental Scientist at Food and Agriculture. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $101,867. Union affiliation: R10.

Diedra Rios

Environmental Scientist/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$101,843

Base pay: $101,343
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $101,843
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Riverside
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,673
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0144120762001
Salary Total: $8,569
Total Pay: $101,843

Diedra Rios holds the role of Environmental Scientist at Food and Agriculture. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $101,843. They are represented by R10.

Kelly Thornburg

Staff Services Manager I/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$101,823

Base pay: $98,103
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $101,823
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,525
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0146604800002
Salary Total: $8,269
Total Pay: $101,823

Kelly Thornburg is a Staff Services Manager I at Food and Agriculture. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $101,823. Their bargaining unit is S01.

Steven Conrad

Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist)/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$101,796

Base pay: $101,796
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $101,796
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,107
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0182650765006
Salary Total: $8,788
Total Pay: $101,796

Steven Conrad works as a Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist) for Food and Agriculture. Their status is full-time. Steven earned $101,796 in 2025. They are represented by R10.

Matthew Riggins

Information Technology Associate/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$101,729

Base pay: $101,016
Overtime: $113
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $101,729
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,740
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0140151401014
Salary Total: $8,478
Total Pay: $101,729

Matthew Riggins holds the role of Information Technology Associate at Food and Agriculture. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $101,729. Union affiliation: R01.

Nancy Jauregui

Environmental Scientist/Food and Agriculture

2024 total comp

$101,502

Base pay: $85,428
Overtime: $16,074
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $101,502
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Monterey

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,240
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0187500762001
Salary Total: $7,440
Total Pay: $101,502

Nancy Jauregui works as a Environmental Scientist for Food and Agriculture. Their status is full-time. Nancy earned $101,502 in 2024. They are represented by R10.

Jennifer Berger

Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist)/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$101,488

Base pay: $100,784
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $704
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $101,488
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,054
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0144050765001
Salary Total: $8,737
Total Pay: $101,488

At Food and Agriculture, Jennifer Berger serves as a Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist). They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $101,488. Their bargaining unit is R10.

Cynthia Keisler

Staff Services Manager I/Food and Agriculture

2023 total comp

$101,481

Base pay: $99,061
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,420
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $101,481
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,398
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0180034800011
Salary Total: $8,398
Total Pay: $101,481

Cynthia Keisler holds the role of Staff Services Manager I at Food and Agriculture. Their status is full-time. In 2023, their total compensation was $101,481. Their bargaining unit is S01.

Alan Pham

Environmental Scientist/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$101,396

Base pay: $98,544
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,852
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $101,396
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,673
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0181410762001
Salary Total: $8,369
Total Pay: $101,396

Alan Pham is a Environmental Scientist at Food and Agriculture. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $101,396. Union affiliation: R10.

Nancy Del Cid

Special Investigator/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$101,384

Base pay: $101,384
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $101,384
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R07
Work county: San Bernardino
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,836
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0141658612001
Salary Total: $8,859
Total Pay: $101,384

Nancy Del Cid works as a Special Investigator for Food and Agriculture. Their status is full-time. Nancy earned $101,384 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R07.

Christina Asay

Environmental Scientist/Food and Agriculture

2024 total comp

$101,260

Base pay: $101,199
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $61
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $101,260
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Fresno
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,877
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0141650762012
Salary Total: $9,143
Total Pay: $101,260

Christina Asay is a Environmental Scientist at Food and Agriculture. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $101,260. Their bargaining unit is R10.

Alvin Scott Siongco

Environmental Scientist/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$100,895

Base pay: $98,145
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,750
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $100,895
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Alameda
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,673
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0141650762003
Salary Total: $8,369
Total Pay: $100,895

Alvin Scott Siongco is a Environmental Scientist at Food and Agriculture. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $100,895. Union affiliation: R10.