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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Tongyan Tian

Senior Plant Pathologist (Diagnostician) (Specialist)/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$127,125

Base pay: $124,643
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,482
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $127,125
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,222
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0146221274006
Salary Total: $10,580
Total Pay: $127,125

Tongyan Tian holds the role of Senior Plant Pathologist (Diagnostician) (Specialist) at Food and Agriculture. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $127,125. Their bargaining unit is R10.

Emad Jahanzad

Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist)/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$127,075

Base pay: $122,923
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,153
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $127,075
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,732
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0187080765002
Salary Total: $10,356
Total Pay: $127,075

At Food and Agriculture, Emad Jahanzad serves as a Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist). They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $127,075. Their bargaining unit is R10.

Alyssa Louie

Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist)/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$127,073

Base pay: $122,923
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,150
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $127,073
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,732
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0140400765001
Salary Total: $10,356
Total Pay: $127,073

Alyssa Louie is a Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist) at Food and Agriculture. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $127,073. Their bargaining unit is R10.

Guihua Chen

Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist)/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$127,073

Base pay: $122,923
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,150
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $127,073
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,732
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0180390765001
Salary Total: $10,356
Total Pay: $127,073

Guihua Chen works as a Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist) for Food and Agriculture. Their status is full-time. Guihua earned $127,073 in 2025. Union affiliation: R10.

Kavishti Kokaram

Veterinarian Specialist (General)/Food and Agriculture

2023 total comp

$126,907

Base pay: $125,658
Overtime: $635
Other pay: $614
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $126,907
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,717
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0141100176002
Salary Total: $11,039
Total Pay: $126,907

Kavishti Kokaram works as a Veterinarian Specialist (General) for Food and Agriculture. Their status is full-time. Kavishti earned $126,907 in 2023. Union affiliation: R10.

Kevin Tucker

Information Technology Specialist II/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$126,602

Base pay: $126,602
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $126,602
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,557
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0180151414002
Salary Total: $11,210
Total Pay: $126,602

At Food and Agriculture, Kevin Tucker serves as a Information Technology Specialist II. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $126,602. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Bryce Praditkul

Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist)/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$126,315

Base pay: $125,815
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $126,315
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,732
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0187750765001
Salary Total: $10,678
Total Pay: $126,315

At Food and Agriculture, Bryce Praditkul serves as a Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist). They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $126,315. They are represented by R10.

Cynthia Reimer

Information Technology Specialist II/Food and Agriculture

2023 total comp

$126,049

Base pay: $123,629
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,420
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $126,049
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,733
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0140151414004
Salary Total: $10,733
Total Pay: $126,049

Cynthia Reimer works as a Information Technology Specialist II for Food and Agriculture. Their status is full-time. Cynthia earned $126,049 in 2023. They are represented by R01.

Daniel Dickason

Veterinarian Specialist (General)/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$126,000

Base pay: $121,950
Overtime: $3,900
Other pay: $150
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $126,000
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,385
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0141100176002
Salary Total: $10,333
Total Pay: $126,000

Daniel Dickason works as a Veterinarian Specialist (General) for Food and Agriculture. Their status is full-time. Daniel earned $126,000 in 2025. They are represented by R10.

Amber Durant

Staff Services Manager III/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$125,769

Base pay: $122,349
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,420
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $125,769
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,783
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0185044802996
Salary Total: $10,460
Total Pay: $125,769

At Food and Agriculture, Amber Durant serves as a Staff Services Manager III. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $125,769. Their bargaining unit is M01.

Joshua Kloeppel

Veterinarian (General)/Food and Agriculture

2023 total comp

$125,506

Base pay: $121,384
Overtime: $852
Other pay: $3,270
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $125,506
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: San Bernardino
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,269
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0141170177003
Salary Total: $10,577
Total Pay: $125,506

At Food and Agriculture, Joshua Kloeppel serves as a Veterinarian (General). They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $125,506. Union affiliation: R10.

Song-Min So

Agriculture Program Supervisor III/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$125,452

Base pay: $118,732
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $125,452
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Out of State

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,557
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0146701167001
Salary Total: $9,889
Total Pay: $125,452

Song-Min So holds the role of Agriculture Program Supervisor III at Food and Agriculture. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $125,452. Their bargaining unit is S01.

Clinton Hendricks

Information Technology Supervisor II/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$125,342

Base pay: $121,622
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $125,342
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: O

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,830
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0180151404001
Salary Total: $10,505
Total Pay: $125,342

Clinton Hendricks holds the role of Information Technology Supervisor II at Food and Agriculture. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $125,342. Union affiliation: S01.

Cynthia Keisler

Staff Services Manager II (Supervisory)/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$125,107

Base pay: $121,727
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,380
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $125,107
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,781
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0140034801982
Salary Total: $9,488
Total Pay: $125,107

Cynthia Keisler holds the role of Staff Services Manager II (Supervisory) at Food and Agriculture. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $125,107. Their bargaining unit is S01.

Kristopher Gulliver

Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist)/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$125,079

Base pay: $124,579
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $125,079
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,732
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0187000765001
Salary Total: $10,571
Total Pay: $125,079

Kristopher Gulliver is a Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist) at Food and Agriculture. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $125,079. Union affiliation: R10.