Tennessee / Agriculture

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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
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

$30,077$137,568+

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

149 · $44,621

60 · $59,381

46 · $31,200

32 · $67,021

Administrative Services Assistant 2*

30 · $49,072

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

Highest-paid first / page 3

David Fiorella

Forestry Management Administrator/Agriculture

2026 total comp

$80,377

Sub-department: Forestry Administration
Base pay: $78,432
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,945
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $80,377
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: John

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $6,536
Employee ID: 548820

David Fiorella works as a Forestry Management Administrator for Agriculture within Forestry Administration. Their status is full-time. David earned $80,377 in 2026.

Summer Major

Ffa Regional Coordinator/Agriculture

2026 total comp

$80,360

Sub-department: Administration
Base pay: $78,432
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,928
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $80,360
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: Davis

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $6,536
Employee ID: 612521

Summer Major holds the role of Ffa Regional Coordinator at Agriculture within Administration. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $80,360.

Nathan Hannah

Food & Dairy Regnl Supervisor/Agriculture

2026 total comp

$80,287

Sub-department: CIS-Food
Base pay: $78,360
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,927
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $80,287
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $6,530
Employee ID: 147234

At Agriculture, Nathan Hannah serves as a Food & Dairy Regnl Supervisor within Cis-Food. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $80,287.

Kim Doddridge

Executive Administrative Assistant 2/Agriculture

2026 total comp

$80,172

Sub-department: Administration
Base pay: $80,172
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $80,172
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $6,681
Employee ID: 371633

Kim Doddridge works as a Executive Administrative Assistant 2 for Agriculture within Administration. Their status is full-time. Kim earned $80,172 in 2026.

Paul Whaley

Forester 3/Agriculture

2026 total comp

$79,958

Sub-department: Highland Rim District
Base pay: $77,676
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,282
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $79,958
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $6,473
Employee ID: 119314

Paul Whaley works as a Forester 3 for Agriculture within Highland Rim District. Their status is full-time. Paul earned $79,958 in 2026.

Joseph Chambers

Agricultural Scientist Supervisor/Agriculture

2026 total comp

$79,848

Sub-department: Technical Services
Base pay: $79,848
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $79,848
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $6,654
Employee ID: 484591

Joseph Chambers works as a Agricultural Scientist Supervisor for Agriculture within Technical Services. Their status is full-time. Joseph earned $79,848 in 2026.

Gregory Huff

Forestry District Manager/Agriculture

2026 total comp

$79,561

Sub-department: West TN District
Base pay: $77,652
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,909
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $79,561
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: Scott

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $6,471
Employee ID: 598339

Gregory Huff holds the role of Forestry District Manager at Agriculture within West TN District. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $79,561.

Gerald Reed

Agricultural Scientist Supervisor/Agriculture

2026 total comp

$78,528

Sub-department: Technical Services
Base pay: $78,528
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78,528
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: Bogle

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $6,544
Employee ID: 627932

At Agriculture, Gerald Reed serves as a Agricultural Scientist Supervisor within Technical Services. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $78,528.

Victoria Stone

Agricultural Scientist Supervisor/Agriculture

2026 total comp

$78,528

Sub-department: Technical Services
Base pay: $78,528
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78,528
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: Nanette

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $6,544
Employee ID: 517249

At Agriculture, Victoria Stone serves as a Agricultural Scientist Supervisor within Technical Services. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $78,528.

Kacey Troup

Agribusiness Development Cons/Agriculture

2026 total comp

$78,362

Sub-department: Market Development
Base pay: $76,560
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,802
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78,362
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $6,380
Employee ID: 474656

Kacey Troup works as a Agribusiness Development Cons for Agriculture within Market Development. Their status is full-time. Kacey earned $78,362 in 2026.

Danny Osborne

Forester 3/Agriculture

2026 total comp

$78,199

Sub-department: East TN District
Base pay: $75,012
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,187
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78,199
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $6,251
Employee ID: 103210

At Agriculture, Danny Osborne serves as a Forester 3 within East TN District. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $78,199.

Joshua Eason

Ffa Regional Coordinator/Agriculture

2026 total comp

$78,146

Sub-department: Administration
Base pay: $76,272
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,874
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78,146
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: Robert

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $6,356
Employee ID: 248477

At Agriculture, Joshua Eason serves as a Ffa Regional Coordinator within Administration. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $78,146.

Greg Bailey

Forestry Management Administrator/Agriculture

2026 total comp

$78,000

Sub-department: Forestry Administration
Base pay: $78,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78,000
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $6,500
Employee ID: 717248

Greg Bailey works as a Forestry Management Administrator for Agriculture within Forestry Administration. Their status is full-time. Greg earned $78,000 in 2026.

Shane Harrington

Forestry Management Administrator/Agriculture

2026 total comp

$78,000

Sub-department: Forestry Administration
Base pay: $78,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78,000
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $6,500
Employee ID: 666321

Shane Harrington works as a Forestry Management Administrator for Agriculture within Forestry Administration. Their status is full-time. Shane earned $78,000 in 2026.

Sarah Emery

Agribusiness Development Cons/Agriculture

2026 total comp

$77,403

Sub-department: Market Development
Base pay: $74,388
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,015
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $77,403
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: Elizabeth

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $6,199
Employee ID: 641755

Sarah Emery works as a Agribusiness Development Cons for Agriculture within Market Development. Their status is full-time. Sarah earned $77,403 in 2026.

William Boyd

Auditor 3/Agriculture

2026 total comp

$77,171

Sub-department: Pesticides
Base pay: $75,360
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,811
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $77,171
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $6,280
Employee ID: 346012

William Boyd works as a Auditor 3 for Agriculture within Pesticides. Their status is full-time. William earned $77,171 in 2026.

Michael Holder

Forestry Program Specialist/Agriculture

2026 total comp

$77,109

Sub-department: Highland Rim District
Base pay: $75,228
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,881
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $77,109
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $6,269
Employee ID: 111159

Michael Holder works as a Forestry Program Specialist for Agriculture within Highland Rim District. Their status is full-time. Michael earned $77,109 in 2026.

John Rochelle

Plant Inspector 3/Agriculture

2026 total comp

$77,101

Sub-department: Plant Certification
Base pay: $72,468
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,633
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $77,101
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $6,039
Employee ID: 103899

John Rochelle is a Plant Inspector 3 at Agriculture within Plant Certification. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $77,101.

Grant Pulse

Commodity Administrator/Agriculture

2026 total comp

$77,016

Sub-department: Commodity Distribution
Base pay: $77,016
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $77,016
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $6,418
Employee ID: 521385

At Agriculture, Grant Pulse serves as a Commodity Administrator within Commodity Distribution. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $77,016.

Nathan Waters

Forestry Program Specialist/Agriculture

2026 total comp

$76,959

Sub-department: East TN District
Base pay: $74,700
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,259
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,959
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $6,225
Employee ID: 135323

At Agriculture, Nathan Waters serves as a Forestry Program Specialist within East TN District. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $76,959.

Chris Carney

Forester 3/Agriculture

2026 total comp

$76,509

Sub-department: Highland Rim District
Base pay: $71,964
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,545
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,509
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $5,997
Employee ID: 120112

At Agriculture, Chris Carney serves as a Forester 3 within Highland Rim District. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $76,509.

Michael Williams

Information Systems Consult/Agriculture

2026 total comp

$76,476

Sub-department: CIS-Administration
Base pay: $76,476
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,476
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: Brian

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $6,373
Employee ID: 716425

Michael Williams holds the role of Information Systems Consult at Agriculture within Cis-Administration. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $76,476.

Latoya Lewis

Employee Relations Specialist/Agriculture

2026 total comp

$75,972

Sub-department: Administration
Base pay: $75,972
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $75,972
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: Jackson

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $6,331
Employee ID: 538853

At Agriculture, Latoya Lewis serves as a Employee Relations Specialist within Administration. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $75,972.

Terra Davis

Ffa Regional Coordinator/Agriculture

2026 total comp

$75,896

Sub-department: Administration
Base pay: $74,076
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,820
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $75,896
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $6,173
Employee ID: 381209

Terra Davis works as a Ffa Regional Coordinator for Agriculture within Administration. Their status is full-time. Terra earned $75,896 in 2026.

Lyddia Wilson

Agricultural Scientist Int/Agriculture

2026 total comp

$75,763

Sub-department: Technical Services
Base pay: $73,944
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,819
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $75,763
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: Claire

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $6,162
Employee ID: 524636

Lyddia Wilson holds the role of Agricultural Scientist Int at Agriculture within Technical Services. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $75,763.

Christy Gearhiser

Forester 3/Agriculture

2026 total comp

$75,324

Sub-department: Highland Rim District
Base pay: $73,512
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,812
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $75,324
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $6,126
Employee ID: 135450

Christy Gearhiser is a Forester 3 at Agriculture within Highland Rim District. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $75,324.

Bruce Miller

Forestry Technician/Agriculture

2026 total comp

$75,226

Sub-department: East TN District
Base pay: $66,240
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $8,986
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $75,226
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $5,520
Employee ID: 152548

Bruce Miller is a Forestry Technician at Agriculture within East TN District. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $75,226.

Jeffrey Thompson

Forester 3/Agriculture

2026 total comp

$75,221

Sub-department: Cumberland District
Base pay: $73,416
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,805
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $75,221
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $6,118
Employee ID: 162201

At Agriculture, Jeffrey Thompson serves as a Forester 3 within Cumberland District. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $75,221.

Kathi Bolton

Food & Dairy Regnl Supervisor/Agriculture

2026 total comp

$74,988

Sub-department: CIS-Food
Base pay: $74,988
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $74,988
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $6,249
Employee ID: 117752

Kathi Bolton holds the role of Food & Dairy Regnl Supervisor at Agriculture within Cis-Food. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $74,988.

Kristy Carroll

Administrative Services Director 1/Agriculture

2026 total comp

$74,724

Sub-department: CIS-Administration
Base pay: $74,724
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $74,724
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $6,227
Employee ID: 126544

Kristy Carroll works as a Administrative Services Director 1 for Agriculture within Cis-Administration. Their status is full-time. Kristy earned $74,724 in 2026.

Shawn Hendrickson

Forestry Program Specialist/Agriculture

2026 total comp

$74,649

Sub-department: East TN District
Base pay: $72,468
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,181
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $74,649
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $6,039
Employee ID: 161845

Shawn Hendrickson is a Forestry Program Specialist at Agriculture within East TN District. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $74,649.

Lawrence Wadham

Milk Rating Officer/Agriculture

2026 total comp

$74,201

Sub-department: CIS-Food
Base pay: $72,387
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,814
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $74,201
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: Paul

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $6,032
Employee ID: 463883

Lawrence Wadham works as a Milk Rating Officer for Agriculture within Cis-Food. Their status is full-time. Lawrence earned $74,201 in 2026.

Erica Byrd

Food & Dairy Regnl Supervisor/Agriculture

2026 total comp

$74,121

Sub-department: CIS-Food
Base pay: $72,425
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,696
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $74,121
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: Lynn Loni

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $6,035
Employee ID: 429593

Erica Byrd is a Food & Dairy Regnl Supervisor at Agriculture within Cis-Food. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $74,121.

Cindy Bilbrey

Entomologist/Agriculture

2026 total comp

$73,839

Sub-department: Plant Certification
Base pay: $72,060
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,779
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $73,839
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $6,005
Employee ID: 101574

Cindy Bilbrey works as a Entomologist for Agriculture within Plant Certification. Their status is full-time. Cindy earned $73,839 in 2026.

Nathan Britt

Agricultural Scientist Int/Agriculture

2026 total comp

$73,370

Sub-department: Technical Services
Base pay: $70,416
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,954
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $73,370
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: Keith

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $5,868
Employee ID: 362700

At Agriculture, Nathan Britt serves as a Agricultural Scientist Int within Technical Services. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $73,370.

Jacqueline Broeker

Forestry Program Specialist/Agriculture

2026 total comp

$73,263

Sub-department: Forestry Administration
Base pay: $71,304
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,959
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $73,263
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: Lorraine

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $5,942
Employee ID: 505637

Jacqueline Broeker is a Forestry Program Specialist at Agriculture within Forestry Administration. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $73,263.

Traci Puckett

Plant Inspector 3/Agriculture

2026 total comp

$73,124

Sub-department: Plant Certification
Base pay: $71,340
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,784
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $73,124
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $5,945
Employee ID: 132728

Traci Puckett is a Plant Inspector 3 at Agriculture within Plant Certification. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $73,124.

Brandi Keller

Executive Administrative Assistant 1/Agriculture

2026 total comp

$73,118

Sub-department: CIS-Administration
Base pay: $71,379
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,739
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $73,118
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: Griffith

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $5,948
Employee ID: 571321

Brandi Keller holds the role of Executive Administrative Assistant 1 at Agriculture within Cis-Administration. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $73,118.

Russell Barnes

Environmental Specialist 3*/Agriculture

2026 total comp

$72,960

Sub-department: Water Resources
Base pay: $72,960
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $72,960
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $6,080
Employee ID: 365067

Russell Barnes works as a Environmental Specialist 3* for Agriculture within Water Resources. Their status is full-time. Russell earned $72,960 in 2026.

Samuel Bohn

Ag Programs Coordinator/Agriculture

2026 total comp

$72,924

Sub-department: CIS-Food
Base pay: $72,924
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $72,924
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $6,077
Employee ID: 571088

Samuel Bohn holds the role of Ag Programs Coordinator at Agriculture within Cis-Food. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $72,924.