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

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David Arterberry

Laborer (Building)/Agriculture

2025 total comp

$72,800

Sub-department: Buildings & Grounds Permanent
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $72,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $72,800
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: EXEMPT
Period Pay Rate: $6,700
Rutan Exempt: No

David Arterberry holds the role of Laborer (Building) at Agriculture within Buildings & Grounds Permanent. In 2025, their total compensation was $72,800. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Nicole Moore

Ag Land & Water Resource Specialist II/Agriculture

2025 total comp

$72,800

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $72,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $72,800
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: PROB 6 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $3,600
Rutan Exempt: No

Nicole Moore is a Ag Land & Water Resource Specialist II at Agriculture within Personal Services. 2025 total compensation came to $72,800. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Bryant Harwell

Meat & Poultry Inspector/Agriculture

2025 total comp

$72,600

Sub-department: Meat Inspection
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $72,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $72,600
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: PROB 4 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $3,600
Rutan Exempt: No

Bryant Harwell holds the role of Meat & Poultry Inspector at Agriculture within Meat Inspection. In 2025, their total compensation was $72,600. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Sharon Waltrip

Chemist II/Agriculture

2025 total comp

$72,600

Sub-department: Medicinal Plants - Cannibas Regulation
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $72,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $72,600
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

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

Sharon Waltrip holds the role of Chemist II at Agriculture within Medicinal Plants - Cannibas Regulation. In 2025, their total compensation was $72,600. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Walter Pumfrey

Meat & Poultry Inspector/Agriculture

2025 total comp

$72,300

Sub-department: Meat Inspection
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $72,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $72,300
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Knox

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,200
Rutan Exempt: No

Walter Pumfrey holds the role of Meat & Poultry Inspector at Agriculture within Meat Inspection. In 2025, their total compensation was $72,300. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Jamie Alvis

Meat & Poultry Inspector/Agriculture

2025 total comp

$72,200

Sub-department: Meat Inspection
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $72,200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $72,200
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Jefferson

Source-specific fields

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

Jamie Alvis holds the role of Meat & Poultry Inspector at Agriculture within Meat Inspection. In 2025, their total compensation was $72,200. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Hayden Keltner

Meat & Poultry Inspector/Agriculture

2025 total comp

$72,000

Sub-department: Meat Inspection
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $72,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $72,000
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Stephenson

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,200
Rutan Exempt: No

Hayden Keltner works as a Meat & Poultry Inspector for Agriculture within Meat Inspection. Hayden earned $72,000 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Michael Rush

Meat & Poultry Inspector/Agriculture

2025 total comp

$71,800

Sub-department: Meat Inspection
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $71,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $71,800
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Williamson

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,200
Rutan Exempt: No

Michael Rush holds the role of Meat & Poultry Inspector at Agriculture within Meat Inspection. In 2025, their total compensation was $71,800. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Donald Hobbs

Meat & Poultry Inspector/Agriculture

2025 total comp

$71,700

Sub-department: Meat Inspection
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $71,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $71,700
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Randolph

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,200
Rutan Exempt: No

Donald Hobbs is a Meat & Poultry Inspector at Agriculture within Meat Inspection. 2025 total compensation came to $71,700. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.