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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Michael Scholl

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$86,583

Base pay: $85,983
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $86,583
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,547
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0146015393002
Salary Total: $7,321
Total Pay: $86,583

At Food and Agriculture, Michael Scholl serves as a Associate Governmental Program Analyst. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $86,583. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Marisa O'Kelly

Information Technology Associate/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$86,507

Base pay: $86,007
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $86,507
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,694
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0180151401022
Salary Total: $7,463
Total Pay: $86,507

Marisa O'Kelly works as a Information Technology Associate for Food and Agriculture. Their status is full-time. Marisa earned $86,507 in 2025. They are represented by R01.

Yvette Figueroa

Environmental Scientist/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$86,412

Base pay: $82,159
Overtime: $4,253
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $86,412
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Riverside
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,135
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0146650762002
Salary Total: $7,085
Total Pay: $86,412

Yvette Figueroa is a Environmental Scientist at Food and Agriculture. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $86,412. They are represented by R10.

Anna Shkrabak

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Food and Agriculture

2023 total comp

$86,289

Base pay: $83,919
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,370
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $86,289
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: Y

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,114
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0140165393007
Salary Total: $7,114
Total Pay: $86,289

At Food and Agriculture, Anna Shkrabak serves as a Associate Governmental Program Analyst. They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $86,289. They are represented by R01.

Ryanne Mason

Environmental Scientist/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$86,245

Base pay: $55,254
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $30,991
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $86,245
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,877
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0147490762008
Salary Total: $9,232
Total Pay: $86,245

Ryanne Mason works as a Environmental Scientist for Food and Agriculture. Their status is full-time. Ryanne earned $86,245 in 2025. Union affiliation: R10.

Duane Ammons

Agricultural Pest Control Specialist/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$86,215

Base pay: $64,741
Overtime: $21,474
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $86,215
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R11
Work county: Orange
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,453
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0146780647001
Salary Total: $5,539
Total Pay: $86,215

Duane Ammons works as a Agricultural Pest Control Specialist for Food and Agriculture. Their status is full-time. Duane earned $86,215 in 2025. Union affiliation: R11.

Erica Pearson

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$86,196

Base pay: $86,196
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $86,196
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,547
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0184185393001
Salary Total: $7,321
Total Pay: $86,196

At Food and Agriculture, Erica Pearson serves as a Associate Governmental Program Analyst. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $86,196. Union affiliation: R01.

Marjorie Mcneill

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Food and Agriculture

2023 total comp

$86,189

Base pay: $83,919
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,270
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $86,189
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,114
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0140255393014
Salary Total: $7,114
Total Pay: $86,189

At Food and Agriculture, Marjorie Mcneill serves as a Associate Governmental Program Analyst. They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $86,189. They are represented by R01.

Benjamin Reische

Environmental Scientist/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$86,180

Base pay: $72,837
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $13,342
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $86,180
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,135
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0187750762014
Salary Total: $6,885
Total Pay: $86,180

Benjamin Reische is a Environmental Scientist at Food and Agriculture. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $86,180. Their bargaining unit is R10.

Stephanie Fragoso

Environmental Scientist/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$86,168

Base pay: $85,800
Overtime: $368
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $86,168
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Los Angeles

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,492
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0143530762004
Salary Total: $7,430
Total Pay: $86,168

Stephanie Fragoso works as a Environmental Scientist for Food and Agriculture. Their status is full-time. Stephanie earned $86,168 in 2025. Union affiliation: R10.

Steven Conrad

Environmental Scientist/Food and Agriculture

2023 total comp

$86,150

Base pay: $86,150
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $86,150
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,380
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0182650762005
Salary Total: $7,380
Total Pay: $86,150

At Food and Agriculture, Steven Conrad serves as a Environmental Scientist. They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $86,150. Union affiliation: R10.

Marina Martin

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Food and Agriculture

2023 total comp

$86,089

Base pay: $83,919
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,170
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $86,089
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,114
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0185405393001
Salary Total: $7,114
Total Pay: $86,089

Marina Martin is a Associate Governmental Program Analyst at Food and Agriculture. They work full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $86,089. They are represented by R01.

Catherine Peralta

Senior Accounting Officer (Supervisor)/Food and Agriculture

2023 total comp

$86,070

Base pay: $83,650
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,420
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $86,070
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,475
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0180244569001
Salary Total: $7,475
Total Pay: $86,070

Catherine Peralta works as a Senior Accounting Officer (Supervisor) for Food and Agriculture. Their status is full-time. Catherine earned $86,070 in 2023. Their bargaining unit is S01.

Melissa Espejel

Associate Personnel Analyst/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$86,063

Base pay: $85,463
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $86,063
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,547
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0140185142001
Salary Total: $7,321
Total Pay: $86,063

Melissa Espejel is a Associate Personnel Analyst at Food and Agriculture. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $86,063. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Juan Orendain Jr

Plant Quarantine Supervisor II/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$85,874

Base pay: $79,518
Overtime: $2,489
Other pay: $3,868
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,874
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S11
Work county: Imperial
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,945
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0144350410002
Salary Total: $6,737
Total Pay: $85,874

Juan Orendain Jr works as a Plant Quarantine Supervisor II for Food and Agriculture. Their status is full-time. Juan earned $85,874 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is S11.

Lawrice Lladoc

Accounting Administrator I (Specialist)/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$85,864

Base pay: $85,414
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $450
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,864
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,290
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0140244552002
Salary Total: $8,041
Total Pay: $85,864

Lawrice Lladoc works as a Accounting Administrator I (Specialist) for Food and Agriculture. Their status is full-time. Lawrice earned $85,864 in 2025. Union affiliation: R01.

Amanda Veatch

Environmental Scientist/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$85,857

Base pay: $85,136
Overtime: $720
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,857
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Santa Barbara
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,493
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0146360762002
Salary Total: $7,231
Total Pay: $85,857

Amanda Veatch holds the role of Environmental Scientist at Food and Agriculture. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $85,857. Their bargaining unit is R10.

Christina Mullens

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$85,773

Base pay: $85,173
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,773
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,547
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0187095393007
Salary Total: $7,321
Total Pay: $85,773

At Food and Agriculture, Christina Mullens serves as a Associate Governmental Program Analyst. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $85,773. Union affiliation: R01.

Michelle Moran

Environmental Scientist/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$85,746

Base pay: $84,791
Overtime: $796
Other pay: $159
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,746
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: San Bernardino
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,493
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0181410762004
Salary Total: $7,231
Total Pay: $85,746

Michelle Moran holds the role of Environmental Scientist at Food and Agriculture. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $85,746. Their bargaining unit is R10.

Baby Shaharoona

Environmental Scientist/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$85,636

Base pay: $85,136
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,636
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,493
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0140410762001
Salary Total: $7,231
Total Pay: $85,636

Baby Shaharoona works as a Environmental Scientist for Food and Agriculture. Their status is full-time. Baby earned $85,636 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R10.

Rajdeep Muhar

Environmental Scientist/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$85,481

Base pay: $85,481
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,481
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Fresno
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,493
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0141650762014
Salary Total: $7,231
Total Pay: $85,481

Rajdeep Muhar works as a Environmental Scientist for Food and Agriculture. Their status is full-time. Rajdeep earned $85,481 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R10.

Michael Diego

Information Technology Specialist I/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$85,463

Base pay: $40,495
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $44,968
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,463
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,280
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0140151402006
Salary Total: $9,280
Total Pay: $85,463

Michael Diego works as a Information Technology Specialist I for Food and Agriculture. Their status is full-time. Michael earned $85,463 in 2025. They are represented by R01.

George Canez

Plant Quarantine Supervisor II/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$85,455

Base pay: $80,884
Overtime: $1,413
Other pay: $3,157
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,455
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S11
Work county: Riverside
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,945
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0144230410001
Salary Total: $6,737
Total Pay: $85,455

George Canez is a Plant Quarantine Supervisor II at Food and Agriculture. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $85,455. Their bargaining unit is S11.

Robert Price

Senior Seed Botanist (Specialist)/Food and Agriculture

2023 total comp

$85,437

Base pay: $46,543
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $38,893
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,437
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,702
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0146250492008
Salary Total: $8,963
Total Pay: $85,437

Robert Price works as a Senior Seed Botanist (Specialist) for Food and Agriculture. Their status is full-time. Robert earned $85,437 in 2023. Their bargaining unit is R10.

Ronald Mcdaniel

Associate Personnel Analyst/Food and Agriculture

2024 total comp

$85,289

Base pay: $84,689
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,289
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,327
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0140035142010
Salary Total: $7,327
Total Pay: $85,289

Ronald Mcdaniel is a Associate Personnel Analyst at Food and Agriculture. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $85,289. Union affiliation: R01.

Nolan Nielsen

Environmental Scientist/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$85,136

Base pay: $85,136
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,136
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Ventura
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,493
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0146790762003
Salary Total: $7,231
Total Pay: $85,136

At Food and Agriculture, Nolan Nielsen serves as a Environmental Scientist. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $85,136. Their bargaining unit is R10.

Spencer Potter

Environmental Scientist/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$85,055

Base pay: $82,055
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,055
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Alameda
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,135
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0141650762033
Salary Total: $6,885
Total Pay: $85,055

Spencer Potter is a Environmental Scientist at Food and Agriculture. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $85,055. Their bargaining unit is R10.

Rodney Farol

Environmental Scientist/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$84,961

Base pay: $84,791
Overtime: $169
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,961
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Orange
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,493
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0146880762002
Salary Total: $7,231
Total Pay: $84,961

At Food and Agriculture, Rodney Farol serves as a Environmental Scientist. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $84,961. Their bargaining unit is R10.

Edelberto Vasquez-Ochoa

Environmental Scientist/Food and Agriculture

2024 total comp

$84,948

Base pay: $84,398
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $550
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,948
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,240
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0142650762001
Salary Total: $7,240
Total Pay: $84,948

Edelberto Vasquez-Ochoa holds the role of Environmental Scientist at Food and Agriculture. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $84,948. Union affiliation: R10.

Betty Lee

Environmental Scientist/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$84,946

Base pay: $84,446
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,946
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Riverside
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,493
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0184770762001
Salary Total: $7,231
Total Pay: $84,946

Betty Lee is a Environmental Scientist at Food and Agriculture. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $84,946. Union affiliation: R10.

Ia Noveno

Associate Accounting Analyst/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$84,850

Base pay: $84,250
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,850
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,411
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0180244588002
Salary Total: $7,189
Total Pay: $84,850

At Food and Agriculture, Ia Noveno serves as a Associate Accounting Analyst. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $84,850. Union affiliation: R01.