Minnesota / Agriculture Department

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Agriculture Department

Source file: Minnesota — State Employee Payroll / ingested Jun 18, 2026

The Agriculture Department supports agriculture — farming, food safety, livestock, and rural development programs.

In 2025, this agency had 611 employees with median total compensation of $80,497; the highest distinct record was $178,228.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $44.2M
Employees: 611
Median total: $80,497
Highest record: $178,228

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$262$144,327+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 611 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($80,497) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $70,980 (98%)
Overtime — $268 (0%)
Other — $1,155 (2%)
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

$7,399

$55,828

$80,497

$97,734

$110,939

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $110,939 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $7,399. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Agricultural Technician

55 · $4,693

State Program Administrative Principal

40 · $92,505

Agricultural Advisor

39 · $83,785

Agricultural Consultant

36 · $97,736

State Program Administrative Senior

26 · $84,522

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 2 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2024	$40.5M —	561 —	$78,246 —
2025	$44.2M ▲ 9.1%	611 ▲ 8.9%	$80,497 ▲ 2.9%

Record list

Employees

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Raeanna Lanzrath

Agricultural Specialist/Agriculture Department

2025 total comp

$6,892

Sub-department: M&P Inspection Central Staff
Base pay: $4,885
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,008
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,892
Hire date: 2021-05-12
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 7
Union / bargaining unit: MN Assoc of Professional Empl
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: No
Agency Number: B04
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Raeanna Lanzrath is a Agricultural Specialist at Agriculture Department within M&P Inspection Central Staff. Hired in 2021, they have about 4 years of service, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $6,892. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Phillip Huempfner

Student Worker Paraprofessional Professional/Agriculture Department

2024 total comp

$6,765

Sub-department: Environmental Analysis Staff
Base pay: $6,765
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,765
Hire date: 2022-05-11
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 53
Union / bargaining unit: Technical
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: No
Agency Number: B04
Bargaining Unit Number: 207
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Phillip Huempfner is a Student Worker Paraprofessional Professional at Agriculture Department within Environmental Analysis Staff. Hired in 2022, they have about 2 years of service, working full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $6,765. Their bargaining unit is Technical.

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.

Nora Dixon

Student Worker Paraprofessional Professional/Agriculture Department

2024 total comp

$6,520

Sub-department: Water Analysis Unit Staff
Base pay: $6,520
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,520
Hire date: 2023-05-24
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 53
Union / bargaining unit: Technical
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: No
Agency Number: B04
Bargaining Unit Number: 207
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Nora Dixon is a Student Worker Paraprofessional Professional at Agriculture Department within Water Analysis Unit Staff. Hired in 2023, they have about a year of service, working full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $6,520. Union affiliation: Technical.

Daniel Langseth

State Program Administrative Intermediate/Agriculture Department

2024 total comp

$6,477

Sub-department: MN Ag WaterQualityCertrProgStf
Base pay: $6,477
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,477
Hire date: 2013-12-04
Employment type: Intermittent
Pay grade: 7
Union / bargaining unit: Insufficient Work Time
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.1
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

Daniel Langseth is a State Program Administrative Intermediate at Agriculture Department within MN Ag Waterqualitycertrprogstf. Their tenure dates to 2013, about 11 years, working intermittent, 0.1 FTE. 2024 total compensation came to $6,477. They are represented by Insufficient Work Time.

Margaret Murray

Student Worker Paraprofessional Professional/Agriculture Department

2025 total comp

$6,429

Sub-department: Lab Operations Unit Staff
Base pay: $6,429
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,429
Hire date: 2024-05-22
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 53
Union / bargaining unit: Technical
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: No
Agency Number: B04
Bargaining Unit Number: 207
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Agriculture Department, Margaret Murray serves as a Student Worker Paraprofessional Professional within Lab Operations Unit Staff. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $6,429. Union affiliation: Technical.

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.