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Agriculture

Source file: Tennessee — State Employee Salaries / ingested Jun 18, 2026

The Agriculture supports agriculture — farming, food safety, livestock, and rural development programs.

In 2026, this agency had 744 employees with median total compensation of $53,027; the highest distinct record was $243,468.

Year
2026
Total payroll
$43.5M
Employees
744
Median total
$53,027
Highest record
$243,468

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

How 2026 total compensation is spread across the 744 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($53,027) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$57,648 (99%)
  • Overtime$0 (0%)
  • Other$830 (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
$33,030
$44,304
$53,027
$65,316
$82,572

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $82,572 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $33,030. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Forestry Aide 2
149 · $44,621
Forestry Technician
60 · $59,381
Forestry Aide 1
46 · $31,200
Forester 3
32 · $67,021

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.

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Jan Keyser

Agriculture Taep Supervisor/Agriculture

2026 total comp
$92,481
Sub-department
Market Development
Base pay
$90,360
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,121
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$92,481
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
E

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$7,530
Employee ID
160723

At Agriculture, Jan Keyser serves as a Agriculture Taep Supervisor within Market Development. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $92,481.

Jamie Thompson

Agricultural Scientist Supervisor/Agriculture

2026 total comp
$92,401
Sub-department
Technical Services
Base pay
$90,264
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,137
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$92,401
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
M

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$7,522
Employee ID
420392

At Agriculture, Jamie Thompson serves as a Agricultural Scientist Supervisor within Technical Services. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $92,401.

William Freeman

Executive Administrative Assistant 2/Agriculture

2026 total comp
$90,000
Sub-department
Administration
Base pay
$90,000
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$90,000
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
H

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$7,500
Employee ID
488126

William Freeman holds the role of Executive Administrative Assistant 2 at Agriculture within Administration. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $90,000.

Jason Reeves

Agribusiness Development Cons/Agriculture

2026 total comp
$90,000
Sub-department
Administration
Base pay
$90,000
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$90,000
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$7,500
Employee ID
201660

At Agriculture, Jason Reeves serves as a Agribusiness Development Cons within Administration. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $90,000.

Brianna Richardson

Laboratory Safety Manager/Agriculture

2026 total comp
$89,775
Sub-department
Technical Services
Base pay
$87,588
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,187
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$89,775
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
Page

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$7,299
Employee ID
618586

Brianna Richardson is a Laboratory Safety Manager at Agriculture within Technical Services. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $89,775.

Chad Hayes

Agriculture Program Manager/Agriculture

2026 total comp
$89,667
Sub-department
Pesticides
Base pay
$87,612
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,055
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$89,667
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
Michael

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$7,301
Employee ID
479877

At Agriculture, Chad Hayes serves as a Agriculture Program Manager within Pesticides. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $89,667.

Subramanian Thangaiah

Laboratory Instrumentation Manager/Agriculture

2026 total comp
$89,352
Sub-department
Technical Services
Base pay
$89,352
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$89,352
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$7,446
Employee ID
472742

At Agriculture, Subramanian Thangaiah serves as a Laboratory Instrumentation Manager within Technical Services. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $89,352.

Rachel Sullivan

Agribusiness Development Cons/Agriculture

2026 total comp
$89,295
Sub-department
Market Development
Base pay
$85,524
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$3,771
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$89,295
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
L

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$7,127
Employee ID
449343

Rachel Sullivan is a Agribusiness Development Cons at Agriculture within Market Development. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $89,295.

Stena Neas-Meadows

Ffa Regional Coordinator/Agriculture

2026 total comp
$88,599
Sub-department
Administration
Base pay
$86,520
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,079
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$88,599
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
A

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$7,210
Employee ID
243659

Stena Neas-Meadows is a Ffa Regional Coordinator at Agriculture within Administration. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $88,599.