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

Esther Ihekuna

Nutrn Program Spclst 1/Agriculture

2024 total comp

$83,937

Sub-department: Agriculture - Federal Funds
Base pay: $83,006
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $931
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $83,937
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: Ihekuna, Esther
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 138832
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $85,138
Year-to-Date Earnings: $83,937

At Agriculture, Esther Ihekuna serves as a Nutrn Program Spclst 1 within Agriculture - Federal Funds. Records show a hire date of null. Their 2024 pay totaled $83,937. They are represented by Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.

Vanessa Ho

Nutrn Program Spclst 1/Agriculture

2024 total comp

$81,414

Sub-department: Agriculture - Federal Funds
Base pay: $80,516
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $898
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $81,414
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: Ho, Vanessa S
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 132575
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $82,266
Year-to-Date Earnings: $81,414

At Agriculture, Vanessa Ho serves as a Nutrn Program Spclst 1 within Agriculture - Federal Funds. Records show a hire date of null. Their 2024 pay totaled $81,414. They are represented by Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.

Jessica Buitrago

Plnt Pthlgst 1/Agriculture

2024 total comp

$79,963

Sub-department: Agriculture
Base pay: $78,534
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,428
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $79,963
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: Buitrago, Jessica
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 125852
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $80,241
Year-to-Date Earnings: $79,963

Jessica Buitrago holds the role of Plnt Pthlgst 1 at Agriculture within Agriculture. Their hire date on record is null. In 2024, their total compensation was $79,963. Their bargaining unit is Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.

C Santos-Hernandez

Nutrn Program Spclst 1/Agriculture

2024 total comp

$79,953

Sub-department: Agriculture - Federal Funds
Base pay: $74,847
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,106
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $79,953
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Santos-Hernandez, C C
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 130730
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $88,009
Year-to-Date Earnings: $79,953

C Santos-Hernandez works as a Nutrn Program Spclst 1 for Agriculture within Agriculture - Federal Funds. Their hire date on record is null. C earned $79,953 in 2024. Union affiliation: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.

David Meinster

Information Techngy Spclst/Agriculture

2024 total comp

$79,697

Sub-department: Agriculture - Federal Funds
Base pay: $78,806
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $891
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $79,697
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Meinster, David N
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 114942
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $82,266
Year-to-Date Earnings: $79,697

David Meinster holds the role of Information Techngy Spclst at Agriculture within Agriculture - Federal Funds. Their hire date on record is null. In 2024, their total compensation was $79,697. Their bargaining unit is Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.

Jennifer Harding

Administrative Assistant 2/Agriculture

2024 total comp

$79,572

Sub-department: Agriculture
Base pay: $78,696
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $877
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $79,572
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: Harding, Jennifer M
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 124588
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $82,266
Year-to-Date Earnings: $79,572

Jennifer Harding works as a Administrative Assistant 2 for Agriculture within Agriculture. Their hire date on record is null. Jennifer earned $79,572 in 2024. Union affiliation: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.