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Missouri / Agriculture

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Agriculture

Source file: Missouri Accountability Portal — State Employee Pay / ingested Jun 18, 2026

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

In 2025, this agency had 1,355 employees with median total compensation of $1,750; the highest distinct record was $179,154.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$23.1M
Employees
1,355
Median total
$1,750
Highest record
$179,154

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 1,355 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($1,750) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$0 (0%)
  • Overtime$0 (0%)
  • Other$17,091 (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
$500
$1,028
$1,750
$27,985
$58,000

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $58,000 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $500. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

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.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2023
$20M
1,346
$1,610
2024
$21.7M
8.5%
1,357
0.8%
$1,751
8.8%
2025
$23.1M
6.5%
1,355
0.1%
$1,750
0.1%

Record list

Employees

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Johnny Bell

Laboratory Manager/Agriculture

2025 total comp
$78,026
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$78,026
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$78,026

At Agriculture, Johnny Bell serves as a Laboratory Manager. Their 2025 pay totaled $78,026.

Melissa Nichols

Laboratory Manager/Agriculture

2025 total comp
$74,835
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$74,835
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$74,835

Melissa Nichols holds the role of Laboratory Manager at Agriculture. In 2025, their total compensation was $74,835.

Jess Moss

Land Survey Supervisor/Agriculture

2025 total comp
$74,484
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$74,484
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$74,484

At Agriculture, Jess Moss serves as a Land Survey Supervisor. Their 2025 pay totaled $74,484.