Illinois / Agriculture

Agency file

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

Marcus Miller

Warehouse Examiner Specialist/Agriculture

2025 total comp

$88,800

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $88,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $88,800
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Bond

Source-specific fields

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

Marcus Miller is a Warehouse Examiner Specialist at Agriculture within Personal Services. 2025 total compensation came to $88,800. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Bradley Batte

Warehouse Examiner Specialist/Agriculture

2025 total comp

$88,400

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $88,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $88,400
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Champaign

Source-specific fields

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

Bradley Batte holds the role of Warehouse Examiner Specialist at Agriculture within Personal Services. In 2025, their total compensation was $88,400. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Robert Banta

Meat & Poultry Inspector/Agriculture

2025 total comp

$88,000

Sub-department: Meat Inspection
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $88,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $88,000
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Fulton

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,700
Rutan Exempt: No

Robert Banta works as a Meat & Poultry Inspector for Agriculture within Meat Inspection. Robert earned $88,000 in 2025. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Robert Rosson

Meat & Poultry Inspector/Agriculture

2025 total comp

$87,900

Sub-department: Meat Inspection
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $87,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $87,900
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Madison

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,700
Rutan Exempt: No

Robert Rosson is a Meat & Poultry Inspector at Agriculture within Meat Inspection. 2025 total compensation came to $87,900. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Daphne Edge

Agricultural Executive/Agriculture

2025 total comp

$87,900

Sub-department: Livestock Management Facilities Fund
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $87,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $87,900
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: PROB 6 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $3,900
Rutan Exempt: No

Daphne Edge holds the role of Agricultural Executive at Agriculture within Livestock Management Facilities Fund. In 2025, their total compensation was $87,900. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Evan Jehle

Plant & Pesticide Specialist I/Agriculture

2025 total comp

$87,800

Sub-department: Medicinal Plants
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $87,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $87,800
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Livingston

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,700
Rutan Exempt: No

Evan Jehle is a Plant & Pesticide Specialist I at Agriculture within Medicinal Plants. 2025 total compensation came to $87,800. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Levi Borcherding

Plant and Pesticide Specialist II/Agriculture

2024 total comp

$87,600

Sub-department: Ag Products Inspection
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $87,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $87,600
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Marion

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,700
Rutan Exempt: No

Levi Borcherding holds the role of Plant and Pesticide Specialist II at Agriculture within Ag Products Inspection. In 2024, their total compensation was $87,600. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Steven Borcherding

Plant & Pesticide Specialist I/Agriculture

2025 total comp

$87,500

Sub-department: Medicinal Plants
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $87,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $87,500
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Jefferson

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,700
Rutan Exempt: No

Steven Borcherding is a Plant & Pesticide Specialist I at Agriculture within Medicinal Plants. 2025 total compensation came to $87,500. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Pamela Turner

Meat & Poultry Inspector Spvsr/Agriculture

2025 total comp

$87,100

Sub-department: Meat Inspection
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $87,100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $87,100
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

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

Pamela Turner holds the role of Meat & Poultry Inspector Spvsr at Agriculture within Meat Inspection. In 2025, their total compensation was $87,100. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Charles Davis

Warehouse Examiner Specialist/Agriculture

2025 total comp

$87,100

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $87,100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $87,100
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Morgan

Source-specific fields

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

Charles Davis works as a Warehouse Examiner Specialist for Agriculture within Personal Services. Charles earned $87,100 in 2025. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Peggy Ryan

Meat & Poultry Inspector/Agriculture

2025 total comp

$86,900

Sub-department: Meat Inspection
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $86,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $86,900
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $4,500
Rutan Exempt: No

Peggy Ryan holds the role of Meat & Poultry Inspector at Agriculture within Meat Inspection. In 2025, their total compensation was $86,900. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Ricky Knight

Meat & Poultry Inspector Spvsr/Agriculture

2025 total comp

$86,800

Sub-department: Meat Inspection
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $86,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $86,800
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Tazewell

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,700
Rutan Exempt: No

Ricky Knight works as a Meat & Poultry Inspector Spvsr for Agriculture within Meat Inspection. Ricky earned $86,800 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Ivan Walker

Meat & Poultry Inspector/Agriculture

2023 total comp

$86,600

Sub-department: Meat Inspection
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $86,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $86,600
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $5,900
Rutan Exempt: No

Ivan Walker is a Meat & Poultry Inspector at Agriculture within Meat Inspection. 2023 total compensation came to $86,600. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Patsie Hopkins

Public Service Administrator/Agriculture

2025 total comp

$86,300

Sub-department: Personal Services (D)
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $86,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $86,300
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Perry

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: EXEMPT
Period Pay Rate: $4,100
Rutan Exempt: Yes

Patsie Hopkins works as a Public Service Administrator for Agriculture within Personal Services (D). Patsie earned $86,300 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Merit Compensation.

Andrew Gorsuch

Plant and Pesticide Specialist I/Agriculture

2024 total comp

$85,600

Sub-department: Pest Control Fund
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $85,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,600
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Knox

Source-specific fields

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

At Agriculture, Andrew Gorsuch serves as a Plant and Pesticide Specialist I within Pest Control Fund. Their 2024 pay totaled $85,600. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Brandon Hinegardner

Products & Standards Inspector/Agriculture

2025 total comp

$85,400

Sub-department: Weights & Measures
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $85,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,400
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

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

Brandon Hinegardner is a Products & Standards Inspector at Agriculture within Weights & Measures. 2025 total compensation came to $85,400. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Nadia Bond

Executive II/Agriculture

2025 total comp

$85,300

Sub-department: Medicinal Plants - Cannibas Regulation
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $85,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,300
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: PROB 4 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $3,400
Rutan Exempt: No

Nadia Bond holds the role of Executive II at Agriculture within Medicinal Plants - Cannibas Regulation. In 2025, their total compensation was $85,300. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Nicole Moore

Ag Land & Water Resrce Specialist III/Agriculture

2025 total comp

$85,000

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $85,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,000
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

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

Nicole Moore holds the role of Ag Land & Water Resrce Specialist III at Agriculture within Personal Services. In 2025, their total compensation was $85,000. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Catharyn Gilles

Plant & Pesticide Specialist I/Agriculture

2025 total comp

$84,900

Sub-department: Medicinal Plants
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $84,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,900
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Peoria

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,700
Rutan Exempt: No

At Agriculture, Catharyn Gilles serves as a Plant & Pesticide Specialist I within Medicinal Plants. Their 2025 pay totaled $84,900. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

William Shaub

Cannabis Regulator Supervisor/Agriculture

2025 total comp

$84,800

Sub-department: Medicinal Plants
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $84,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,800
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

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

William Shaub works as a Cannabis Regulator Supervisor for Agriculture within Medicinal Plants. William earned $84,800 in 2025. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Derek Winningham

Laborer Foreman/Agriculture

2025 total comp

$84,500

Sub-department: Buildings & Grounds Permanent
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $84,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,500
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

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

At Agriculture, Derek Winningham serves as a Laborer Foreman within Buildings & Grounds Permanent. Their 2025 pay totaled $84,500. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Ryan Mitchelle

Executive I/Agriculture

2025 total comp

$84,100

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $84,100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,100
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,700
Rutan Exempt: No

Ryan Mitchelle is a Executive I at Agriculture within Personal Services. 2025 total compensation came to $84,100. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Patrick Wiley

Meat & Poultry Inspector/Agriculture

2025 total comp

$84,000

Sub-department: Meat Inspection
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $84,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,000
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Clay

Source-specific fields

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

Patrick Wiley holds the role of Meat & Poultry Inspector at Agriculture within Meat Inspection. In 2025, their total compensation was $84,000. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Catharyn Gilles

Plant and Pesticide Specialist I/Agriculture

2024 total comp

$84,000

Sub-department: Medicinal Plants
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $84,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,000
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Peoria

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,500
Rutan Exempt: No

Catharyn Gilles is a Plant and Pesticide Specialist I at Agriculture within Medicinal Plants. 2024 total compensation came to $84,000. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Jamie Fergus

Plant and Pesticide Specialist I/Agriculture

2024 total comp

$84,000

Sub-department: Medicinal Plants
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $84,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,000
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Effingham

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,500
Rutan Exempt: No

Jamie Fergus is a Plant and Pesticide Specialist I at Agriculture within Medicinal Plants. 2024 total compensation came to $84,000. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Brad Lowery

Executive II/Agriculture

2025 total comp

$84,000

Sub-department: Weights & Measures
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $84,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,000
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,500
Rutan Exempt: No

Brad Lowery is a Executive II at Agriculture within Weights & Measures. 2025 total compensation came to $84,000. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Jeffrey Evers

Ag Land & Water Resources Spvsrs/Agriculture

2025 total comp

$84,000

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $84,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,000
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,700
Rutan Exempt: No

Jeffrey Evers holds the role of Ag Land & Water Resources Spvsrs at Agriculture within Personal Services. In 2025, their total compensation was $84,000. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

James Chronister

Products & Standards Inspector/Agriculture

2025 total comp

$83,900

Sub-department: Master Fund
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $83,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $83,900
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Will

Source-specific fields

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

At Agriculture, James Chronister serves as a Products & Standards Inspector within Master Fund. Their 2025 pay totaled $83,900. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Derek Davis

Products & Standards Inspector/Agriculture

2025 total comp

$83,900

Sub-department: Weights & Measures
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $83,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $83,900
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Douglas

Source-specific fields

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

Derek Davis holds the role of Products & Standards Inspector at Agriculture within Weights & Measures. In 2025, their total compensation was $83,900. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Matthew Fantz

Meat & Poultry Inspector/Agriculture

2025 total comp

$83,700

Sub-department: Meat Inspection
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $83,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $83,700
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Schuyler

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,700
Rutan Exempt: No

Matthew Fantz is a Meat & Poultry Inspector at Agriculture within Meat Inspection. 2025 total compensation came to $83,700. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Andrew Shute

Meat & Poultry Inspector/Agriculture

2025 total comp

$83,600

Sub-department: Meat Inspection
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $83,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $83,600
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: De Kalb

Source-specific fields

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

Andrew Shute works as a Meat & Poultry Inspector for Agriculture within Meat Inspection. Andrew earned $83,600 in 2025. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Jacob Caveny

Meat & Poultry Inspector Supervisor/Agriculture

2024 total comp

$83,600

Sub-department: Meat Inspection
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $83,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $83,600
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Macoupin

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,300
Rutan Exempt: No

Jacob Caveny is a Meat & Poultry Inspector Supervisor at Agriculture within Meat Inspection. 2024 total compensation came to $83,600. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Evan Jehle

Plant and Pesticide Specialist I/Agriculture

2024 total comp

$83,600

Sub-department: Medicinal Plants
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $83,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $83,600
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Livingston

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,500
Rutan Exempt: No

Evan Jehle holds the role of Plant and Pesticide Specialist I at Agriculture within Medicinal Plants. In 2024, their total compensation was $83,600. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Kaitlyn Lemenager

Agricultural Marketing Represent/Agriculture

2025 total comp

$83,600

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $83,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $83,600
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,300
Rutan Exempt: No

Kaitlyn Lemenager works as a Agricultural Marketing Represent for Agriculture within Personal Services. Kaitlyn earned $83,600 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Randy Doss

Meat & Poultry Inspector/Agriculture

2025 total comp

$83,400

Sub-department: Meat Inspection
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $83,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $83,400
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Logan

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,500
Rutan Exempt: No

Randy Doss is a Meat & Poultry Inspector at Agriculture within Meat Inspection. 2025 total compensation came to $83,400. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

John Jr

Carpenter/Agriculture

2023 total comp

$83,300

Sub-department: B&G Extra Help - Spr
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $83,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $83,300
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

John Jr is a Carpenter at Agriculture within B&G Extra Help - Spr. 2023 total compensation came to $83,300. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.