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

David Monzo

Supervising Agricultural Products Agent/Agriculture

2024 total comp

$96,238

Sub-department: Agriculture - Federal Funds
Base pay: $90,198
Overtime: $4,463
Other pay: $1,577
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $96,238
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Higher Level Supervisors (Cwa) - Unit S
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Monzo, David E
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 11143
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $92,159
Year-to-Date Earnings: $96,238

At Agriculture, David Monzo serves as a Supervising Agricultural Products Agent within Agriculture - Federal Funds. Records show a hire date of null. Their 2024 pay totaled $96,238. Union affiliation: Higher Level Supervisors (Cwa) - Unit S.

Ghazal Khan

Research Scientist 2/Agriculture

2024 total comp

$95,834

Sub-department: Agriculture
Base pay: $94,226
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,608
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $95,834
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: Khan, Ghazal A
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 154079
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $97,654
Year-to-Date Earnings: $95,834

Ghazal Khan is a Research Scientist 2 at Agriculture within Agriculture. Records show a hire date of null. 2024 total compensation came to $95,834. They are represented by Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.

A Wenczel-Arians

Research Scientist 2/Agriculture

2024 total comp

$95,598

Sub-department: Agriculture
Base pay: $94,556
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,042
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $95,598
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: Wenczel-Arians, A A
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 135860
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $97,654
Year-to-Date Earnings: $95,598

A Wenczel-Arians works as a Research Scientist 2 for Agriculture within Agriculture. Their hire date on record is null. A earned $95,598 in 2024. Union affiliation: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.

Jessica Uttal

Confidential Secretary/Agriculture

2024 total comp

$92,542

Sub-department: Agriculture
Base pay: $91,484
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,058
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $92,542
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Exempt - Unit X
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Uttal, Jessica M
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 117500
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $93,473
Year-to-Date Earnings: $92,542

Jessica Uttal is a Confidential Secretary at Agriculture within Agriculture. Records show a hire date of null. 2024 total compensation came to $92,542. They are represented by Exempt - Unit X.

Katherine Mazzella

Agricultural Resource Specialist 1/Agriculture

2024 total comp

$92,492

Sub-department: Agriculture
Base pay: $91,461
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,031
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $92,492
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: Mazzella, Katherine M
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 148675
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $94,457
Year-to-Date Earnings: $92,492

At Agriculture, Katherine Mazzella serves as a Agricultural Resource Specialist 1 within Agriculture. Records show a hire date of null. Their 2024 pay totaled $92,492. Their bargaining unit is Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.

Robert Vivian

Government Representative 1/Agriculture

2024 total comp

$91,714

Sub-department: Agriculture
Base pay: $91,714
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $91,714
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Exempt - Unit X
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Vivian, Robert P
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 106012
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $93,707
Year-to-Date Earnings: $91,714

Robert Vivian works as a Government Representative 1 for Agriculture within Agriculture. Their hire date on record is null. Robert earned $91,714 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is Exempt - Unit X.

Christina Seccondro

Qual Asurnc Officer Anml Health Diag Lab/Agriculture

2024 total comp

$91,543

Sub-department: Agriculture
Base pay: $90,532
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,011
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $91,543
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: Seccondro, Christina
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 168574
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $93,230
Year-to-Date Earnings: $91,543

At Agriculture, Christina Seccondro serves as a Qual Asurnc Officer Anml Health Diag Lab within Agriculture. Records show a hire date of null. Their 2024 pay totaled $91,543. They are represented by Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.

Justin Phifer

Government Representative 1/Agriculture

2024 total comp

$90,600

Sub-department: Agriculture - Federal Funds
Base pay: $89,565
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,035
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $90,600
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Exempt - Unit X
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Phifer, Justin W
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 150880
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $91,512
Year-to-Date Earnings: $90,600

Justin Phifer is a Government Representative 1 at Agriculture within Agriculture - Federal Funds. Records show a hire date of null. 2024 total compensation came to $90,600. Union affiliation: Exempt - Unit X.