Agency file

Agriculture

Source file: New Jersey — YourMoney State Payroll / ingested Jun 18, 2026

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

In 2024, this agency had 120 employees with median total compensation of $74,324; the highest distinct record was $169,887.

Year: 2024
Total payroll: $8.9M
Employees: 120
Median total: $74,324
Highest record: $169,887

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$0$144,461+

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

How 2024 total compensation is spread across the 120 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($74,324) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $73,217 (99%)
Overtime — $102 (0%)
Other — $999 (1%)
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

$19,054

$55,037

$74,324

$96,238

$123,873

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $123,873 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $19,054. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Nutrn Program Spclst 1

16 · $75,580

Special Services

10 · $11,285

Agricl Prdcts Agnt 2

8 · $67,169

Government Representative 1

6 · $97,628

Inspector Plant Industry

5 · $51,710

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
2023	$8.3M —	126 —	$66,129 —
2024	$8.9M ▲ 6.8%	120 ▼ 4.8%	$74,324 ▲ 12.4%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Steven Quartararo

Histotechnologist/Agriculture

2024 total comp

$65,053

Sub-department: Agriculture
Base pay: $64,322
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $731
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,053
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: null

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Quartararo, Steven
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 143997
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $67,234
Year-to-Date Earnings: $65,053

At Agriculture, Steven Quartararo serves as a Histotechnologist within Agriculture. Records show a hire date of null. Their 2024 pay totaled $65,053. They are represented by Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.

Ernest Arians

Program Spclst 2/Agriculture

2024 total comp

$63,929

Sub-department: Agriculture
Base pay: $63,226
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $703
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $63,929
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: null

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Arians, Ernest
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 125556
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $65,036
Year-to-Date Earnings: $63,929

Ernest Arians works as a Program Spclst 2 for Agriculture within Agriculture. Their hire date on record is null. Ernest earned $63,929 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.

Jerry Melora

Agricl Prdcts Agnt 2/Agriculture

2024 total comp

$63,906

Sub-department: Agriculture - Federal Funds
Base pay: $61,057
Overtime: $1,458
Other pay: $1,392
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $63,906
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Inspection and Security (Ifpte) - Unit I
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: null

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Melora, Jerry
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 155445
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $63,450
Year-to-Date Earnings: $63,906

Jerry Melora is a Agricl Prdcts Agnt 2 at Agriculture within Agriculture - Federal Funds. Records show a hire date of null. 2024 total compensation came to $63,906. Union affiliation: Inspection and Security (Ifpte) - Unit I.

Mark Dramis

Program Spclst 1/Agriculture

2024 total comp

$61,330

Sub-department: Agriculture - Federal Funds
Base pay: $60,660
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $671
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,330
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Dramis, Mark E
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 166609
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $64,262
Year-to-Date Earnings: $61,330

Mark Dramis works as a Program Spclst 1 for Agriculture within Agriculture - Federal Funds. Their hire date on record is null. Mark earned $61,330 in 2024. They are represented by Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.

Jonathan Beetle

Entomologist 2/Agriculture

2024 total comp

$61,182

Sub-department: Agriculture
Base pay: $59,829
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,353
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,182
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Beetle, Jonathan E
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 105319
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $62,031
Year-to-Date Earnings: $61,182

Jonathan Beetle is a Entomologist 2 at Agriculture within Agriculture. Records show a hire date of null. 2024 total compensation came to $61,182. Union affiliation: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.