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

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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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Paul Mickelson

Agricultural Technician/Agriculture Department

2024 total comp

$137,678

Sub-department: Mitigation&RegulatoryResponStf
Base pay: $124,978
Overtime: $11,268
Other pay: $1,432
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $137,678
Hire date: 1989-11-22
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

Paul Mickelson holds the role of Agricultural Technician at Agriculture Department within Mitigation&Regulatoryresponstf. They have served since 1989 (about 35 years) as a intermittent, 0.56 FTE employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $137,678. Union affiliation: Insufficient Work Time.

Deborah Vermeersch

Agricultural Technician/Agriculture Department

2025 total comp

$66,523

Sub-department: Mitigation&RegulatoryResponStf
Base pay: $64,510
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,013
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $66,523
Hire date: 1989-05-30
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

Deborah Vermeersch holds the role of Agricultural Technician at Agriculture Department within Mitigation&Regulatoryresponstf. Their tenure dates to 1989, about 36 years as a intermittent, 0.66 FTE employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $66,523. Their bargaining unit is Insufficient Work Time.