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

Meghan Mcconnell

Apiarist/Agriculture

2024 total comp

$89,819

Sub-department: Agriculture
Base pay: $88,284
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,535
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $89,819
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: Mcconnell, Meghan E
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 166571
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $90,203
Year-to-Date Earnings: $89,819

Meghan Mcconnell works as a Apiarist for Agriculture within Agriculture. Their hire date on record is null. Meghan earned $89,819 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.

Christopher Laregina

Legal Specialist/Agriculture

2024 total comp

$88,881

Sub-department: Agriculture
Base pay: $88,881
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $88,881
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Exempt - Unit X
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: null

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Laregina, Christopher
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 159103
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $94,500
Year-to-Date Earnings: $88,881

At Agriculture, Christopher Laregina serves as a Legal Specialist within Agriculture. Records show a hire date of null. Their 2024 pay totaled $88,881. Their bargaining unit is Exempt - Unit X.

David Walsh

Research Scientist 2/Agriculture

2024 total comp

$88,386

Sub-department: Agriculture - Federal Funds
Base pay: $86,319
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,068
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $88,386
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: Walsh, David
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 167818
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $89,575
Year-to-Date Earnings: $88,386

At Agriculture, David Walsh serves as a Research Scientist 2 within Agriculture - Federal Funds. Records show a hire date of null. Their 2024 pay totaled $88,386. Union affiliation: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.

Lisa Delambert

Senior Anml Health Technician/Agriculture

2024 total comp

$87,682

Sub-department: Agriculture - Federal Funds
Base pay: $86,137
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,545
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $87,682
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: Delambert, Lisa L
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 101305
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $88,009
Year-to-Date Earnings: $87,682

At Agriculture, Lisa Delambert serves as a Senior Anml Health Technician within Agriculture - Federal Funds. Records show a hire date of null. Their 2024 pay totaled $87,682. Union affiliation: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.

Genel Cook-Wright

Nutrn Program Spclst 1/Agriculture

2024 total comp

$87,132

Sub-department: Agriculture - Federal Funds
Base pay: $86,137
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $995
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $87,132
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: Cook-Wright, Genel
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 142618
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $88,009
Year-to-Date Earnings: $87,132

At Agriculture, Genel Cook-Wright serves as a Nutrn Program Spclst 1 within Agriculture - Federal Funds. Records show a hire date of null. Their 2024 pay totaled $87,132. Their bargaining unit is Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.

Adebayo Ojo

Information Techngy Spclst/Agriculture

2024 total comp

$87,132

Sub-department: Agriculture
Base pay: $86,137
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $995
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $87,132
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: O

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Ojo, Adebayo O
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 171416
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $88,009
Year-to-Date Earnings: $87,132

Adebayo Ojo is a Information Techngy Spclst at Agriculture within Agriculture. Records show a hire date of null. 2024 total compensation came to $87,132. They are represented by Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.

Mark Reich

Investigator 2/Agriculture

2024 total comp

$86,837

Sub-department: Agriculture
Base pay: $85,650
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,188
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $86,837
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Inspection and Security (Ifpte) - Unit I
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Reich, Mark C
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 149397
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $87,511
Year-to-Date Earnings: $86,837

Mark Reich holds the role of Investigator 2 at Agriculture within Agriculture. Their hire date on record is null. In 2024, their total compensation was $86,837. Their bargaining unit is Inspection and Security (Ifpte) - Unit I.

Lorena Paredes

Nutrn Program Spclst 1/Agriculture

2024 total comp

$84,400

Sub-department: Agriculture - Federal Funds
Base pay: $83,437
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $963
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,400
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: Paredes, Lorena
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 132692
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $88,009
Year-to-Date Earnings: $84,400

Lorena Paredes works as a Nutrn Program Spclst 1 for Agriculture within Agriculture - Federal Funds. Their hire date on record is null. Lorena earned $84,400 in 2024. Union affiliation: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.

Amy Martin

Nutrn Program Spclst 1/Agriculture

2024 total comp

$84,290

Sub-department: Agriculture - Federal Funds
Base pay: $83,327
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $963
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,290
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: Martin, Amy
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 132097
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $85,138
Year-to-Date Earnings: $84,290

At Agriculture, Amy Martin serves as a Nutrn Program Spclst 1 within Agriculture - Federal Funds. Records show a hire date of null. Their 2024 pay totaled $84,290. Union affiliation: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.