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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Amy Garfinkel

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Food and Agriculture

2024 total comp

$77,330

Base pay: $52,829
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $24,501
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $77,330
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,776
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0147725393001
Salary Total: $6,776
Total Pay: $77,330

At Food and Agriculture, Amy Garfinkel serves as a Associate Governmental Program Analyst. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $77,330. Union affiliation: R01.

Thea Lee

Administrative Assistant I/Food and Agriculture

2024 total comp

$77,226

Base pay: $53,598
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $23,628
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $77,226
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: Y

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,093
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0140015361002
Salary Total: $6,093
Total Pay: $77,226

Thea Lee works as a Administrative Assistant I for Food and Agriculture. Their status is full-time. Thea earned $77,226 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Brittany Hernandez

Environmental Scientist/Food and Agriculture

2023 total comp

$77,210

Base pay: $77,153
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $57
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $77,210
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,694
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0141000762003
Salary Total: $6,694
Total Pay: $77,210

Brittany Hernandez is a Environmental Scientist at Food and Agriculture. They work full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $77,210. They are represented by R10.

Kevin Jenkins

Fruit and Vegetable Quality Control Supervisor II/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$77,132

Base pay: $73,712
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,420
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $77,132
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,484
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0187220046003
Salary Total: $6,289
Total Pay: $77,132

Kevin Jenkins works as a Fruit and Vegetable Quality Control Supervisor II for Food and Agriculture. Their status is full-time. Kevin earned $77,132 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is S01.

Kim Quan

Telecommunications Systems Manager I (Specialist)/Food and Agriculture

2024 total comp

$77,131

Base pay: $8,206
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $68,925
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $77,131
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,452
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0140155135982
Salary Total: $8,452
Total Pay: $77,131

At Food and Agriculture, Kim Quan serves as a Telecommunications Systems Manager I (Specialist). They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $77,131. Union affiliation: R01.

Brandi Alston

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$77,100

Base pay: $76,500
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $77,100
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,648
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0187095393005
Salary Total: $6,449
Total Pay: $77,100

Brandi Alston holds the role of Associate Governmental Program Analyst at Food and Agriculture. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $77,100. They are represented by R01.

Michael Suechting

Environmental Scientist/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$77,084

Base pay: $60,220
Overtime: $5,373
Other pay: $11,491
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $77,084
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,796
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0146810762016
Salary Total: $6,558
Total Pay: $77,084

Michael Suechting is a Environmental Scientist at Food and Agriculture. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $77,084. Union affiliation: R10.

Sergio Garcia

Agricultural Pest Control Specialist/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$77,041

Base pay: $70,834
Overtime: $6,208
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $77,041
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R11
Work county: Los Angeles

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,876
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0143570647001
Salary Total: $5,900
Total Pay: $77,041

Sergio Garcia is a Agricultural Pest Control Specialist at Food and Agriculture. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $77,041. Their bargaining unit is R11.

Eric Zenkus

Plant Quarantine Supervisor I/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$77,037

Base pay: $73,881
Overtime: $36
Other pay: $3,120
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $77,037
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S11
Work county: Siskiyou
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,344
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0144260409005
Salary Total: $6,154
Total Pay: $77,037

Eric Zenkus is a Plant Quarantine Supervisor I at Food and Agriculture. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $77,037. They are represented by S11.

Mia-Danielle Humphreys

Environmental Scientist/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$77,026

Base pay: $62,388
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $14,638
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $77,026
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Los Angeles

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,796
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0187110762015
Salary Total: $6,558
Total Pay: $77,026

Mia-Danielle Humphreys works as a Environmental Scientist for Food and Agriculture. Their status is full-time. Mia-Danielle earned $77,026 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R10.

Jeremiah Goetz

Plant Quarantine Supervisor I/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$76,945

Base pay: $72,701
Overtime: $685
Other pay: $3,559
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,945
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S11
Work county: San Bernardino
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,344
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0144340409004
Salary Total: $6,154
Total Pay: $76,945

Jeremiah Goetz is a Plant Quarantine Supervisor I at Food and Agriculture. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $76,945. Union affiliation: S11.

Mary Horst

Attorney IV/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$76,903

Base pay: $76,903
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,903
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,096
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0140135780982
Salary Total: $93
Total Pay: $76,903

Mary Horst works as a Attorney IV for Food and Agriculture. Their status is intermittent. Mary earned $76,903 in 2025. Union affiliation: R02.

Rebeca Forrest

Plant Quarantine Supervisor I/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$76,847

Base pay: $73,293
Overtime: $45
Other pay: $3,509
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,847
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S11
Work county: Siskiyou
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,344
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0144210409011
Salary Total: $6,154
Total Pay: $76,847

At Food and Agriculture, Rebeca Forrest serves as a Plant Quarantine Supervisor I. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $76,847. Union affiliation: S11.

Meerae Park

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$76,845

Base pay: $76,193
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $652
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,845
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Humboldt

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,648
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0147305393002
Salary Total: $6,449
Total Pay: $76,845

Meerae Park holds the role of Associate Governmental Program Analyst at Food and Agriculture. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $76,845. They are represented by R01.