Illinois / Agriculture

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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

$2,300$141,000+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

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.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median 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

Katie Spencer

Office Associate/Agriculture

2025 total comp

$48,500

Sub-department: Weights & Measures
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $48,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $48,500
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: PROB 6 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $2,100
Rutan Exempt: No

Katie Spencer is a Office Associate at Agriculture within Weights & Measures. 2025 total compensation came to $48,500. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Kathryn Heath

Conservation/Historic Preser Worker/Agriculture

2025 total comp

$48,400

Sub-department: Extra Help
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $48,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $48,400
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $200
Rutan Exempt: No

At Agriculture, Kathryn Heath serves as a Conservation/Historic Preser Worker within Extra Help. Their 2025 pay totaled $48,400. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Michael Woggon

Plumber/Agriculture

2023 total comp

$48,300

Sub-department: B&G Extra Help - Spr
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $48,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $48,300
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: EXEMPT
Period Pay Rate: $5,100
Rutan Exempt: No

At Agriculture, Michael Woggon serves as a Plumber within B&G Extra Help - Spr. Their 2023 pay totaled $48,300. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Peggy Bergschneider

Office Specialist/Agriculture

2025 total comp

$47,700

Sub-department: Pest Control Fund
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $47,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $47,700
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,000
Rutan Exempt: No

At Agriculture, Peggy Bergschneider serves as a Office Specialist within Pest Control Fund. Their 2025 pay totaled $47,700. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Brooke Beasley

Conservation/Historic Preser Worker/Agriculture

2025 total comp

$47,400

Sub-department: Extra Help (D)
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $47,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $47,400
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Perry

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: PROB 4 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $200
Rutan Exempt: No

Brooke Beasley works as a Conservation/Historic Preser Worker for Agriculture within Extra Help (D). Brooke earned $47,400 in 2025. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Todd Levault

Painter/Agriculture

2025 total comp

$47,000

Sub-department: Buildings & Grounds Permanent
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $47,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $47,000
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Perry

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: EXEMPT
Period Pay Rate: $4,200
Rutan Exempt: No

At Agriculture, Todd Levault serves as a Painter within Buildings & Grounds Permanent. Their 2025 pay totaled $47,000. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Matthew Ellis

Laborer (Building)/Agriculture

2024 total comp

$46,800

Sub-department: Buildings & Grounds Permanent
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $46,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,800
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Perry

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: EXEMPT
Period Pay Rate: $1,200
Rutan Exempt: No

Matthew Ellis holds the role of Laborer (Building) at Agriculture within Buildings & Grounds Permanent. In 2024, their total compensation was $46,800. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Stacy Burkett

Administrative Assistant I/Agriculture

2024 total comp

$46,800

Sub-department: Medicinal Plants - Cannibas Regulation
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $46,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,800
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $2,700
Rutan Exempt: No

Stacy Burkett is a Administrative Assistant I at Agriculture within Medicinal Plants - Cannibas Regulation. 2024 total compensation came to $46,800. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Nadia Bond

Office Associate/Agriculture

2023 total comp

$46,800

Sub-department: Medicinal Plants - Cannibas Regulation
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $46,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,800
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $2,100
Rutan Exempt: No

At Agriculture, Nadia Bond serves as a Office Associate within Medicinal Plants - Cannibas Regulation. Their 2023 pay totaled $46,800. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Paula Crumpler

Office Associate/Agriculture

2025 total comp

$46,700

Sub-department: Pest Control Fund
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $46,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,700
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: PROB 6 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $2,200
Rutan Exempt: No

Paula Crumpler holds the role of Office Associate at Agriculture within Pest Control Fund. In 2025, their total compensation was $46,700. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Joshua Beal

Security Officer/Agriculture

2025 total comp

$46,200

Sub-department: Buildings & Grounds Permanent
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $46,200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,200
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Logan

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $400
Rutan Exempt: No

Joshua Beal is a Security Officer at Agriculture within Buildings & Grounds Permanent. 2025 total compensation came to $46,200. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Vicki Snider

Conservation/Historic Preser Worker/Agriculture

2025 total comp

$45,800

Sub-department: Extra Help (D)
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $45,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $45,800
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Jackson

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $200
Rutan Exempt: No

Vicki Snider is a Conservation/Historic Preser Worker at Agriculture within Extra Help (D). 2025 total compensation came to $45,800. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Aaron Foss

Office Assistant/Agriculture

2023 total comp

$45,300

Sub-department: Pest Control Fund
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $45,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $45,300
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: De Kalb

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $1,900
Rutan Exempt: No

Aaron Foss is a Office Assistant at Agriculture within Pest Control Fund. 2023 total compensation came to $45,300. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Michelle Curby

Ag Land/Water Resource Specialist I/Agriculture

2023 total comp

$44,200

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $44,200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,200
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: PROB 4 MOS
Rutan Exempt: No

At Agriculture, Michelle Curby serves as a Ag Land/Water Resource Specialist I within Personal Services. Their 2023 pay totaled $44,200. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Jennifer Repp

Products & Standards Inspector/Agriculture

2024 total comp

$44,200

Sub-department: Weights & Measures
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $44,200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,200
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: TRAINEE OC LIST
Period Pay Rate: $2,500
Rutan Exempt: No

Jennifer Repp holds the role of Products & Standards Inspector at Agriculture within Weights & Measures. In 2024, their total compensation was $44,200. Union affiliation: Merit Compensation.

Julie Bird

Administrative Assistant I/Agriculture

2025 total comp

$43,300

Sub-department: Personal Services (D)
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $43,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $43,300
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Perry

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,100
Rutan Exempt: No

Julie Bird holds the role of Administrative Assistant I at Agriculture within Personal Services (D). In 2025, their total compensation was $43,300. Union affiliation: Merit Compensation.

Lindsay Sarver

Accountant/Agriculture

2024 total comp

$43,200

Sub-department: Shared Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $43,200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $43,200
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $2,400
Rutan Exempt: No

Lindsay Sarver is a Accountant at Agriculture within Shared Services. 2024 total compensation came to $43,200. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.