Minnesota / Agriculture Department / Agricultural Technician

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Agricultural Technician

Operate, maintain, and repair equipment or facilities, performing skilled hands-on work.

74 employees hold this title in Agriculture Department. Median total compensation for the role is $4,662, below the department median of $80,497.

Employees: 74
Total payroll: $587.6K
Role median: $4,662
Agency median: $80,497
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$134$44,539+

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How total compensation varies among the 74 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

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This role across Minnesota

Agricultural Technician is held in 3 Minnesota departments. In Agriculture Department, the median of $4,662 ranks #2 of 3.

Highest-paying departments for this role

MN St Colleges & Universities

$5,200 · 29

Racing Commission

$3,255 · 39

Median total compensation for the Agricultural Technician role in other Minnesotadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Peter Rutske

Agricultural Technician/Agriculture Department

2024 total comp

$6,650

Sub-department: Mitigation&RegulatoryResponStf
Base pay: $6,650
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,650
Hire date: 2023-05-16
Employment type: Intermittent
Pay grade: 54
Union / bargaining unit: Insufficient Work Time
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.56
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: No
Agency Number: B04
Bargaining Unit Number: 218
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Agriculture Department, Peter Rutske serves as a Agricultural Technician within Mitigation&Regulatoryresponstf. They have served since 2023 (about a year), working intermittent, 0.56 FTE. Their 2024 pay totaled $6,650. Union affiliation: Insufficient Work Time.

Dephilia Gewerth

Agricultural Technician/Agriculture Department

2025 total comp

$6,563

Sub-department: Mitigation&RegulatoryResponStf
Base pay: $6,563
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,563
Hire date: 2024-05-28
Employment type: Intermittent
Pay grade: 60
Union / bargaining unit: Insufficient Work Time
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.66
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: B04
Bargaining Unit Number: 218
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Dephilia Gewerth holds the role of Agricultural Technician at Agriculture Department within Mitigation&Regulatoryresponstf. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year as a intermittent, 0.66 FTE employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $6,563. They are represented by Insufficient Work Time.

Yeongee Park

Agricultural Technician/Agriculture Department

2024 total comp

$6,418

Sub-department: Mitigation&RegulatoryResponStf
Base pay: $6,418
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,418
Hire date: 2023-05-30
Employment type: Intermittent
Pay grade: 54
Union / bargaining unit: Insufficient Work Time
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.56
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: No
Agency Number: B04
Bargaining Unit Number: 218
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Yeongee Park works as a Agricultural Technician for Agriculture Department within Mitigation&Regulatoryresponstf. Their tenure dates to 2023, about a year as a intermittent, 0.56 FTE employee. Yeongee earned $6,418 in 2024. Union affiliation: Insufficient Work Time.

Paul Trygstad

Agricultural Technician/Agriculture Department

2025 total comp

$6,228

Sub-department: Mitigation&RegulatoryResponStf
Base pay: $6,228
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,228
Hire date: 2020-06-01
Employment type: Intermittent
Pay grade: 60
Union / bargaining unit: Insufficient Work Time
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.66
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: B04
Bargaining Unit Number: 218
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Paul Trygstad is a Agricultural Technician at Agriculture Department within Mitigation&Regulatoryresponstf. They have served since 2020 (about 5 years), working intermittent, 0.66 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $6,228. Their bargaining unit is Insufficient Work Time.

James Maddern

Agricultural Technician/Agriculture Department

2025 total comp

$5,372

Sub-department: Mitigation&RegulatoryResponStf
Base pay: $5,372
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,372
Hire date: 1999-06-01
Employment type: Intermittent
Pay grade: 60
Union / bargaining unit: Insufficient Work Time
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.66
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: No
Agency Number: B04
Bargaining Unit Number: 218
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

James Maddern is a Agricultural Technician at Agriculture Department within Mitigation&Regulatoryresponstf. They have served since 1999 (about 26 years), working intermittent, 0.66 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $5,372. They are represented by Insufficient Work Time.

Mitchell Burns

Agricultural Technician/Agriculture Department

2024 total comp

$5,250

Sub-department: Mitigation&RegulatoryResponStf
Base pay: $5,250
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,250
Hire date: 2023-05-30
Employment type: Intermittent
Pay grade: 54
Union / bargaining unit: Insufficient Work Time
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.56
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: No
Agency Number: B04
Bargaining Unit Number: 218
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Mitchell Burns holds the role of Agricultural Technician at Agriculture Department within Mitigation&Regulatoryresponstf. Their tenure dates to 2023, about a year as a intermittent, 0.56 FTE employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $5,250. They are represented by Insufficient Work Time.

Nicole Atwater

Agricultural Technician/Agriculture Department

2025 total comp

$5,186

Sub-department: Mitigation&RegulatoryResponStf
Base pay: $5,186
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,186
Hire date: 2024-05-28
Employment type: Intermittent
Pay grade: 60
Union / bargaining unit: Insufficient Work Time
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.66
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: No
Agency Number: B04
Bargaining Unit Number: 218
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Agriculture Department, Nicole Atwater serves as a Agricultural Technician within Mitigation&Regulatoryresponstf. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year, working intermittent, 0.66 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $5,186. They are represented by Insufficient Work Time.

Joshua Giese

Agricultural Technician/Agriculture Department

2024 total comp

$5,128

Sub-department: Mitigation&RegulatoryResponStf
Base pay: $5,128
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,128
Hire date: 2023-05-16
Employment type: Intermittent
Pay grade: 54
Union / bargaining unit: Insufficient Work Time
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.56
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: Yes
Agency Number: B04
Bargaining Unit Number: 218
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Joshua Giese is a Agricultural Technician at Agriculture Department within Mitigation&Regulatoryresponstf. Their tenure dates to 2023, about a year, working intermittent, 0.56 FTE. 2024 total compensation came to $5,128. Their bargaining unit is Insufficient Work Time.

Stephen Adolfson

Agricultural Technician/Agriculture Department

2025 total comp

$5,019

Sub-department: Mitigation&RegulatoryResponStf
Base pay: $5,019
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,019
Hire date: 2015-08-26
Employment type: Intermittent
Pay grade: 60
Union / bargaining unit: Insufficient Work Time
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.59
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: No
Agency Number: B04
Bargaining Unit Number: 218
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Stephen Adolfson is a Agricultural Technician at Agriculture Department within Mitigation&Regulatoryresponstf. They have served since 2015 (about 10 years), working intermittent, 0.59 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $5,019. Union affiliation: Insufficient Work Time.

Jill Kurtz-Libby

Agricultural Technician/Agriculture Department

2025 total comp

$4,720

Sub-department: Mitigation&RegulatoryResponStf
Base pay: $4,720
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,720
Hire date: 2024-05-14
Employment type: Intermittent
Pay grade: 60
Union / bargaining unit: Insufficient Work Time
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.59
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: No
Agency Number: B04
Bargaining Unit Number: 218
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Jill Kurtz-Libby holds the role of Agricultural Technician at Agriculture Department within Mitigation&Regulatoryresponstf. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year as a intermittent, 0.59 FTE employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $4,720. Union affiliation: Insufficient Work Time.

Emma Spike

Agricultural Technician/Agriculture Department

2025 total comp

$4,693

Sub-department: Mitigation&RegulatoryResponStf
Base pay: $4,693
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,693
Hire date: 2024-05-14
Employment type: Intermittent
Pay grade: 60
Union / bargaining unit: Insufficient Work Time
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.59
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: No
Agency Number: B04
Bargaining Unit Number: 218
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Emma Spike works as a Agricultural Technician for Agriculture Department within Mitigation&Regulatoryresponstf. They have served since 2024 (about a year) as a intermittent, 0.59 FTE employee. Emma earned $4,693 in 2025. They are represented by Insufficient Work Time.

Scott Orvis

Agricultural Technician/Agriculture Department

2025 total comp

$4,630

Sub-department: Mitigation&RegulatoryResponStf
Base pay: $4,630
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,630
Hire date: 2024-05-14
Employment type: Intermittent
Pay grade: 60
Union / bargaining unit: Insufficient Work Time
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.59
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: No
Agency Number: B04
Bargaining Unit Number: 218
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Scott Orvis is a Agricultural Technician at Agriculture Department within Mitigation&Regulatoryresponstf. They have served since 2024 (about a year), working intermittent, 0.59 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $4,630. They are represented by Insufficient Work Time.