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

Stephanie Kostoplis

Administrative Assistant 3/Agriculture

2024 total comp

$71,645

Sub-department: Agriculture
Base pay: $70,834
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $811
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $71,645
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: Kostoplis, Stephanie
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 109632
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $74,172
Year-to-Date Earnings: $71,645

Stephanie Kostoplis works as a Administrative Assistant 3 for Agriculture within Agriculture. Their hire date on record is null. Stephanie earned $71,645 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.

John Kerr

Government Representative 1/Agriculture

2024 total comp

$70,865

Sub-department: Agriculture
Base pay: $69,511
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,354
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $70,865
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Exempt - Unit X
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Kerr, John S
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 154481
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $71,022
Year-to-Date Earnings: $70,865

John Kerr holds the role of Government Representative 1 at Agriculture within Agriculture. Their hire date on record is null. In 2024, their total compensation was $70,865. Their bargaining unit is Exempt - Unit X.

Clinton Shontz

Agricl Prdcts Agnt 2/Agriculture

2024 total comp

$70,432

Sub-department: Agriculture - Federal Funds
Base pay: $68,934
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,498
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $70,432
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Inspection and Security (Ifpte) - Unit I
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Shontz, Clinton W
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 134311
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $71,111
Year-to-Date Earnings: $70,432

Clinton Shontz works as a Agricl Prdcts Agnt 2 for Agriculture within Agriculture - Federal Funds. Their hire date on record is null. Clinton earned $70,432 in 2024. They are represented by Inspection and Security (Ifpte) - Unit I.

Simranjit Kaur

Nutrn Program Spclst 1/Agriculture

2024 total comp

$70,399

Sub-department: Agriculture - Federal Funds
Base pay: $69,156
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,244
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $70,399
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: Kaur, Simranjit
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 167161
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $73,651
Year-to-Date Earnings: $70,399

Simranjit Kaur works as a Nutrn Program Spclst 1 for Agriculture within Agriculture - Federal Funds. Their hire date on record is null. Simranjit earned $70,399 in 2024. Union affiliation: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.

Sheila Blackwell

Horticulturalist/Agriculture

2024 total comp

$70,392

Sub-department: Agriculture
Base pay: $68,885
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,507
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $70,392
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Inspection and Security (Ifpte) - Unit I
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Blackwell, Sheila S
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 146067
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $70,382
Year-to-Date Earnings: $70,392

Sheila Blackwell holds the role of Horticulturalist at Agriculture within Agriculture. Their hire date on record is null. In 2024, their total compensation was $70,392. They are represented by Inspection and Security (Ifpte) - Unit I.

Marissa Waldron

Nutrn Program Spclst 1/Agriculture

2024 total comp

$68,974

Sub-department: Agriculture - Federal Funds
Base pay: $68,206
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $768
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $68,974
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Waldron, Marissa A
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 171597
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $70,779
Year-to-Date Earnings: $68,974

Marissa Waldron is a Nutrn Program Spclst 1 at Agriculture within Agriculture - Federal Funds. Records show a hire date of null. 2024 total compensation came to $68,974. Their bargaining unit is Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.

Catherine Corbett

Government Representative 2/Agriculture

2024 total comp

$68,710

Sub-department: Agriculture
Base pay: $67,925
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $785
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $68,710
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Exempt - Unit X
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Corbett, Catherine E
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 154497
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $69,401
Year-to-Date Earnings: $68,710

Catherine Corbett is a Government Representative 2 at Agriculture within Agriculture. Records show a hire date of null. 2024 total compensation came to $68,710. They are represented by Exempt - Unit X.

Christophe Fischetti

Nutrn Program Spclst 1/Agriculture

2024 total comp

$68,661

Sub-department: Agriculture - Federal Funds
Base pay: $67,861
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $68,661
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: Fischetti, Christophe
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 166898
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $73,651
Year-to-Date Earnings: $68,661

Christophe Fischetti is a Nutrn Program Spclst 1 at Agriculture within Agriculture - Federal Funds. Records show a hire date of null. 2024 total compensation came to $68,661. They are represented by Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.

Justin Zappan

Adminv Anlt 2/Agriculture

2024 total comp

$66,345

Sub-department: Agriculture
Base pay: $65,609
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $735
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $66,345
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Zappan, Justin B
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 156604
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $67,908
Year-to-Date Earnings: $66,345

Justin Zappan holds the role of Adminv Anlt 2 at Agriculture within Agriculture. Their hire date on record is null. In 2024, their total compensation was $66,345. Union affiliation: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.