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Agriculture

Source file: Illinois — State Employee Pay / ingested Jun 18, 2026

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

In 2025, this agency had 336 employees with median total compensation of $75,000; the highest distinct record was $172,700.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$25.9M
Employees
336
Median total
$75,000
Highest record
$172,700

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 336 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($75,000) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base — $0 (0%)
  • Overtime — $0 (0%)
  • Other — $76,990 (100%)
  • 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
$46,700
$62,700
$75,000
$92,400
$110,700

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $110,700 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $46,700. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Meat & Poultry Inspector
61 · $72,600
Senior Public Service Administrative
19 · $129,200
Public Service Administrator
19 · $103,700
Products & Standards Inspector
19 · $66,000
Plant & Pesticide Specialist I
18 · $79,700

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.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2023
$20.8M
—
358
—
$56,650
—
2024
$24.4M
▲ 17.1%
355
▼ 0.8%
$69,000
▲ 21.8%
2025
$25.9M
▲ 6.2%
336
▼ 5.4%
$75,000
▲ 8.7%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Luke Morgan

Chemist III/Agriculture

2025 total comp
$116,200
Sub-department
Medicinal Plants - Cannibas Regulation
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$116,200
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$116,200
Union / bargaining unit
Collective Bargaining
Work county
Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt
Yes
Employment Status
CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate
$5,000
Rutan Exempt
No

At Agriculture, Luke Morgan serves as a Chemist III within Medicinal Plants - Cannibas Regulation. Their 2025 pay totaled $116,200. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Clay Nordsiek

Public Service Administrator/Agriculture

2025 total comp
$115,600
Sub-department
Personal Services
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$115,600
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$115,600
Union / bargaining unit
Merit Compensation
Work county
Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt
Yes
Employment Status
PROB 6 MOS
Period Pay Rate
$5,000
Rutan Exempt
No

At Agriculture, Clay Nordsiek serves as a Public Service Administrator within Personal Services. Their 2025 pay totaled $115,600. Their bargaining unit is Merit Compensation.

Todd Haberer

Senior Public Service Administr/Agriculture

2023 total comp
$115,400
Sub-department
Wholesale Meat Act
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$115,400
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$115,400
Union / bargaining unit
Merit Compensation
Work county
Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt
Yes
Employment Status
EXEMPT
Period Pay Rate
$5,400
Rutan Exempt
Yes

Todd Haberer holds the role of Senior Public Service Administr at Agriculture within Wholesale Meat Act. In 2023, their total compensation was $115,400. Union affiliation: Merit Compensation.

Lori Harlan

Senior Public Service Administr/Agriculture

2024 total comp
$115,300
Sub-department
Personal Services
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$115,300
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$115,300
Union / bargaining unit
Merit Compensation
Work county
Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt
Yes
Employment Status
EXEMPT
Period Pay Rate
$4,900
Rutan Exempt
Yes

At Agriculture, Lori Harlan serves as a Senior Public Service Administr within Personal Services. Their 2024 pay totaled $115,300. They are represented by Merit Compensation.

Kurt Oschwald

Carpenter/Agriculture

2025 total comp
$114,800
Sub-department
B&G Extra Help - Spr
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$114,800
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$114,800
Union / bargaining unit
Collective Bargaining
Work county
Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt
Yes
Employment Status
EXEMPT
Period Pay Rate
$6,300
Rutan Exempt
No

Kurt Oschwald holds the role of Carpenter at Agriculture within B&G Extra Help - Spr. In 2025, their total compensation was $114,800. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Jackie Sambursky

Senior Public Service Administrative/Agriculture

2025 total comp
$113,500
Sub-department
Personal Services
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$113,500
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$113,500
Union / bargaining unit
Merit Compensation
Work county
Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt
Yes
Employment Status
EXEMPT
Period Pay Rate
$4,700
Rutan Exempt
Yes

At Agriculture, Jackie Sambursky serves as a Senior Public Service Administrative within Personal Services. Their 2025 pay totaled $113,500. Their bargaining unit is Merit Compensation.

Paul Monroe

Race Track Maintainer II/Agriculture

2025 total comp
$113,400
Sub-department
Buildings & Grounds Permanent
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$113,400
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$113,400
Union / bargaining unit
Collective Bargaining
Work county
Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt
Yes
Employment Status
CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate
$5,000
Rutan Exempt
No

Paul Monroe holds the role of Race Track Maintainer II at Agriculture within Buildings & Grounds Permanent. In 2025, their total compensation was $113,400. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

John Satterlee

Public Service Administrator/Agriculture

2025 total comp
$113,100
Sub-department
Weights & Measures
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$113,100
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$113,100
Union / bargaining unit
Collective Bargaining
Work county
Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt
Yes
Employment Status
CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate
$4,300
Rutan Exempt
No

John Satterlee is a Public Service Administrator at Agriculture within Weights & Measures. 2025 total compensation came to $113,100. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Berenice Huerta

Meat & Poultry Inspector Supervisor/Agriculture

2024 total comp
$112,800
Sub-department
Meat Inspection
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$112,800
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$112,800
Union / bargaining unit
Collective Bargaining
Work county
Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt
Yes
Employment Status
CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate
$3,900
Rutan Exempt
No

Berenice Huerta is a Meat & Poultry Inspector Supervisor at Agriculture within Meat Inspection. 2024 total compensation came to $112,800. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.