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

Cecilia Rue

Executive Assistant 1/Agriculture

2024 total comp

$77,928

Sub-department: Agriculture
Base pay: $77,056
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $872
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $77,928
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Rue, Cecilia K
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 131077
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $80,104
Year-to-Date Earnings: $77,928

Cecilia Rue works as a Executive Assistant 1 for Agriculture within Agriculture. Their hire date on record is null. Cecilia earned $77,928 in 2024. They are represented by Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.

Jeffrey Wolfe

Government Representative 2/Agriculture

2024 total comp

$77,657

Sub-department: Agriculture
Base pay: $76,770
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $887
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $77,657
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Exempt - Unit X
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Wolfe, Jeffrey J
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 146385
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $78,439
Year-to-Date Earnings: $77,657

Jeffrey Wolfe is a Government Representative 2 at Agriculture within Agriculture. Records show a hire date of null. 2024 total compensation came to $77,657. Union affiliation: Exempt - Unit X.

Jasen Berkowitz

Agricultural Resource Specialist 2/Agriculture

2024 total comp

$76,705

Sub-department: Agriculture
Base pay: $75,885
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $820
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,705
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: Berkowitz, Jasen
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 166361
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $79,394
Year-to-Date Earnings: $76,705

Jasen Berkowitz holds the role of Agricultural Resource Specialist 2 at Agriculture within Agriculture. Their hire date on record is null. In 2024, their total compensation was $76,705. Their bargaining unit is Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.

Casey Miller

Nutrn Program Spclst 1/Agriculture

2024 total comp

$76,399

Sub-department: Agriculture - Federal Funds
Base pay: $75,555
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $844
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,399
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Miller, Casey L
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 154517
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $79,394
Year-to-Date Earnings: $76,399

Casey Miller holds the role of Nutrn Program Spclst 1 at Agriculture within Agriculture - Federal Funds. Their hire date on record is null. In 2024, their total compensation was $76,399. They are represented by Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.

Katie Hunter

Nutrn Program Spclst 1/Agriculture

2024 total comp

$76,286

Sub-department: Agriculture - Federal Funds
Base pay: $75,445
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $841
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,286
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Hunter, Katie M
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 137482
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $79,394
Year-to-Date Earnings: $76,286

Katie Hunter works as a Nutrn Program Spclst 1 for Agriculture within Agriculture - Federal Funds. Their hire date on record is null. Katie earned $76,286 in 2024. Union affiliation: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.

Gregory Walker

Nutrn Program Spclst 1/Agriculture

2024 total comp

$74,874

Sub-department: Agriculture - Federal Funds
Base pay: $74,041
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $833
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $74,874
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Walker, Gregory S
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 162396
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $76,523
Year-to-Date Earnings: $74,874

Gregory Walker holds the role of Nutrn Program Spclst 1 at Agriculture within Agriculture - Federal Funds. Their hire date on record is null. In 2024, their total compensation was $74,874. Their bargaining unit is Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.

Sarah Katzenbach

Supervising Entomologist/Agriculture

2024 total comp

$74,769

Sub-department: Agriculture
Base pay: $73,415
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,354
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $74,769
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Higher Level Supervisors (Cwa) - Unit S
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Katzenbach, Sarah K
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 158731
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $78,025
Year-to-Date Earnings: $74,769

Sarah Katzenbach works as a Supervising Entomologist for Agriculture within Agriculture. Their hire date on record is null. Sarah earned $74,769 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is Higher Level Supervisors (Cwa) - Unit S.

Kevin Smith

Agricl Prdcts Agnt 2/Agriculture

2024 total comp

$73,879

Sub-department: Agriculture - Federal Funds
Base pay: $71,813
Overtime: $533
Other pay: $1,533
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $73,879
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Inspection and Security (Ifpte) - Unit I
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Smith, Kevin M
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 119977
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $73,664
Year-to-Date Earnings: $73,879

Kevin Smith is a Agricl Prdcts Agnt 2 at Agriculture within Agriculture - Federal Funds. Records show a hire date of null. 2024 total compensation came to $73,879. Union affiliation: Inspection and Security (Ifpte) - Unit I.

John Keller

Supervising Agricultural Products Agent/Agriculture

2024 total comp

$73,631

Sub-department: Agriculture
Base pay: $72,277
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,354
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $73,631
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Higher Level Supervisors (Cwa) - Unit S
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Keller, John A
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 140040
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $74,077
Year-to-Date Earnings: $73,631

John Keller works as a Supervising Agricultural Products Agent for Agriculture within Agriculture. Their hire date on record is null. John earned $73,631 in 2024. Union affiliation: Higher Level Supervisors (Cwa) - Unit S.

Jeffrey Miller

Agricl Prdcts Agnt 2/Agriculture

2024 total comp

$73,156

Sub-department: Agriculture - Federal Funds
Base pay: $70,283
Overtime: $1,640
Other pay: $1,233
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $73,156
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Inspection and Security (Ifpte) - Unit I
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Miller, Jeffrey N
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 121181
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $73,664
Year-to-Date Earnings: $73,156

Jeffrey Miller works as a Agricl Prdcts Agnt 2 for Agriculture within Agriculture - Federal Funds. Their hire date on record is null. Jeffrey earned $73,156 in 2024. Union affiliation: Inspection and Security (Ifpte) - Unit I.

Matthew Capelli

Agricl Prdcts Agnt 2/Agriculture

2024 total comp

$73,119

Sub-department: Agriculture - Federal Funds
Base pay: $68,934
Overtime: $2,687
Other pay: $1,498
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $73,119
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: Capelli, Matthew
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 139302
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $71,111
Year-to-Date Earnings: $73,119

At Agriculture, Matthew Capelli serves as a Agricl Prdcts Agnt 2 within Agriculture - Federal Funds. Records show a hire date of null. Their 2024 pay totaled $73,119. Union affiliation: Inspection and Security (Ifpte) - Unit I.

Kristen Lento

Nutrn Program Spclst 1/Agriculture

2024 total comp

$73,115

Sub-department: Agriculture - Federal Funds
Base pay: $72,744
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $370
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $73,115
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Lento, Kristen M
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 159903
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $76,523
Year-to-Date Earnings: $73,115

Kristen Lento is a Nutrn Program Spclst 1 at Agriculture within Agriculture - Federal Funds. Records show a hire date of null. 2024 total compensation came to $73,115. They are represented by Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.

Jill Logan

Nutrn Program Spclst 1/Agriculture

2024 total comp

$72,778

Sub-department: Agriculture - Federal Funds
Base pay: $71,978
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $72,778
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: Logan, Jill E
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 167055
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $73,651
Year-to-Date Earnings: $72,778

Jill Logan holds the role of Nutrn Program Spclst 1 at Agriculture within Agriculture - Federal Funds. Their hire date on record is null. In 2024, their total compensation was $72,778. Union affiliation: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.

Samuel Mccaffrey

Senior Fiscal Analyst/Agriculture

2024 total comp

$72,458

Sub-department: Agriculture
Base pay: $71,657
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $72,458
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Mccaffrey, Samuel W
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 164731
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $73,651
Year-to-Date Earnings: $72,458

Samuel Mccaffrey works as a Senior Fiscal Analyst for Agriculture within Agriculture. Their hire date on record is null. Samuel earned $72,458 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.

Rachel Deflumeri

Agricultural Resource Specialist 2/Agriculture

2024 total comp

$72,351

Sub-department: Agriculture
Base pay: $71,551
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $72,351
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: Deflumeri, Rachel A
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 105650
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $73,651
Year-to-Date Earnings: $72,351

Rachel Deflumeri holds the role of Agricultural Resource Specialist 2 at Agriculture within Agriculture. Their hire date on record is null. In 2024, their total compensation was $72,351. Union affiliation: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.