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

Jeremy Flynn

Senior Public Service Administrative/Agriculture

2025 total comp

$172,700

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $172,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $172,700
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: EXEMPT
Period Pay Rate: $7,300
Rutan Exempt: Yes

At Agriculture, Jeremy Flynn serves as a Senior Public Service Administrative within Personal Services. Their 2025 pay totaled $172,700. They are represented by Merit Compensation.

Jeremy Flynn

Senior Public Service Administr/Agriculture

2024 total comp

$164,800

Sub-department: Shared Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $164,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $164,800
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: EXEMPT
Period Pay Rate: $6,800
Rutan Exempt: Yes

Jeremy Flynn holds the role of Senior Public Service Administr at Agriculture within Shared Services. In 2024, their total compensation was $164,800. They are represented by Merit Compensation.

Kristi Jones

Senior Public Service Administrative/Agriculture

2025 total comp

$156,700

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $156,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $156,700
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: EXEMPT
Period Pay Rate: $6,500
Rutan Exempt: Yes

Kristi Jones holds the role of Senior Public Service Administrative at Agriculture within Personal Services. In 2025, their total compensation was $156,700. Union affiliation: Merit Compensation.

Teressa Feagans

Senior Public Service Administrative/Agriculture

2025 total comp

$155,900

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $155,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $155,900
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: EXEMPT
Period Pay Rate: $6,800
Rutan Exempt: Yes

At Agriculture, Teressa Feagans serves as a Senior Public Service Administrative within Personal Services. Their 2025 pay totaled $155,900. Union affiliation: Merit Compensation.

Kristi Jones

Senior Public Service Administr/Agriculture

2024 total comp

$149,300

Sub-department: Shared Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $149,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $149,300
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: EXEMPT
Period Pay Rate: $6,200
Rutan Exempt: Yes

At Agriculture, Kristi Jones serves as a Senior Public Service Administr within Shared Services. Their 2024 pay totaled $149,300. They are represented by Merit Compensation.

Teressa Feagans

Senior Public Service Administr/Agriculture

2024 total comp

$148,500

Sub-department: Shared Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $148,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $148,500
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: EXEMPT
Period Pay Rate: $6,400
Rutan Exempt: Yes

Teressa Feagans is a Senior Public Service Administr at Agriculture within Shared Services. 2024 total compensation came to $148,500. They are represented by Merit Compensation.

John O'Keefe

Senior Public Service Administrative/Agriculture

2025 total comp

$146,500

Sub-department: Meat Inspection
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $146,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $146,500
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $6,200
Rutan Exempt: No

John O'Keefe is a Senior Public Service Administrative at Agriculture within Meat Inspection. 2025 total compensation came to $146,500. Union affiliation: Merit Compensation.

Soren Melick

Public Service Administrator/Agriculture

2025 total comp

$146,400

Sub-department: Shared Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $146,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $146,400
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: EXEMPT
Period Pay Rate: $5,900
Rutan Exempt: Yes

Soren Melick is a Public Service Administrator at Agriculture within Shared Services. 2025 total compensation came to $146,400. Their bargaining unit is Merit Compensation.

David Lakeman

Senior Public Service Administrative/Agriculture

2025 total comp

$144,300

Sub-department: Medicinal Plants - Cannibas Regulation
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $144,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $144,300
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: EXEMPT
Period Pay Rate: $6,100
Rutan Exempt: Yes

David Lakeman works as a Senior Public Service Administrative for Agriculture within Medicinal Plants - Cannibas Regulation. David earned $144,300 in 2025. Union affiliation: Merit Compensation.

Mark Ernst

Senior Public Service Administrative/Agriculture

2025 total comp

$142,200

Sub-department: Meat Inspection
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $142,200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $142,200
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: EXEMPT
Period Pay Rate: $6,000
Rutan Exempt: Yes

Mark Ernst works as a Senior Public Service Administrative for Agriculture within Meat Inspection. Mark earned $142,200 in 2025. Union affiliation: Merit Compensation.

Judy Vollmar

Senior Public Service Administr/Agriculture

2024 total comp

$141,800

Sub-department: Wholesale Meat Act
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $141,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $141,800
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: EXEMPT
Period Pay Rate: $5,500
Rutan Exempt: Yes

Judy Vollmar holds the role of Senior Public Service Administr at Agriculture within Wholesale Meat Act. In 2024, their total compensation was $141,800. They are represented by Merit Compensation.

Timothy Yates

Electrician/Agriculture

2025 total comp

$141,000

Sub-department: Buildings & Grounds Permanent
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $141,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $141,000
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Perry

Source-specific fields

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

Timothy Yates works as a Electrician for Agriculture within Buildings & Grounds Permanent. Timothy earned $141,000 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Judy Vollmar

Senior Public Service Administrative/Agriculture

2025 total comp

$141,000

Sub-department: Wholesale Meat Act
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $141,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $141,000
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: EXEMPT
Period Pay Rate: $6,100
Rutan Exempt: Yes

Judy Vollmar is a Senior Public Service Administrative at Agriculture within Wholesale Meat Act. 2025 total compensation came to $141,000. They are represented by Merit Compensation.

Marcin Mikolajczyk

Veterinary Supervisor II/Agriculture

2025 total comp

$140,600

Sub-department: Meat Inspection
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $140,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $140,600
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $5,700
Rutan Exempt: No

At Agriculture, Marcin Mikolajczyk serves as a Veterinary Supervisor II within Meat Inspection. Their 2025 pay totaled $140,600. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Heather Harrison

Executive II/Agriculture

2025 total comp

$140,400

Sub-department: Shared Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $140,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $140,400
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $6,500
Rutan Exempt: No

At Agriculture, Heather Harrison serves as a Executive II within Shared Services. Their 2025 pay totaled $140,400. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Charlotte Detmer

Veterinary Consumer Safety Officer/Agriculture

2024 total comp

$139,500

Sub-department: Meat Inspection
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $139,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $139,500
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Bond

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $5,500
Rutan Exempt: No

Charlotte Detmer is a Veterinary Consumer Safety Officer at Agriculture within Meat Inspection. 2024 total compensation came to $139,500. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.