Texas / Department of Agriculture

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Department of Agriculture

Source file: Texas — State Employee Salaries (Texas Tribune) / ingested Jun 18, 2026

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

In 2026, this agency had 652 employees with median total compensation of $69,000; the highest distinct record was $237,313.

Year: 2026
Total payroll: $48.6M
Employees: 652
Median total: $69,000
Highest record: $237,313

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$24,000$160,000+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2026 total compensation is spread across the 652 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($69,000) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $74,548 (100%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $0 (0%)
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

$49,800

$53,032

$69,000

$84,000

$110,155

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $110,155 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $49,800. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Inspector II

49 · $49,800

Inspector VI

32 · $64,134

Compliance Analyst II

31 · $69,300

Program Specialist III

25 · $58,800

Inspector I

24 · $43,348

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
2025	$48.3M —	662 —	$68,147 —
2026	$48.6M ▲ 0.6%	652 ▼ 1.5%	$69,000 ▲ 1.3%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Juana Maldonado

Director III/Department of Agriculture

2026 total comp

$141,750

Base pay: $141,750
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $141,750
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1622
Hire Date: Dec 1, 2022
Monthly Pay: $11,813
State Employee Number: 63690

Juana Maldonado works as a Director III for Department of Agriculture. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Juana earned $141,750 in 2026.

Stephanie Brown

Director III/Department of Agriculture

2026 total comp

$141,750

Base pay: $141,750
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $141,750
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1622
Hire Date: Apr 18, 2022
Monthly Pay: $11,813
State Employee Number: 126613

Stephanie Brown works as a Director III for Department of Agriculture. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Stephanie earned $141,750 in 2026.

Anita Martinez

Director III/Department of Agriculture

2025 total comp

$141,750

Base pay: $141,750
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $141,750
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1622
Hire Date: Jul 15, 2024
Monthly Pay: $11,813
State Employee Number: 835576

Anita Martinez is a Director III at Department of Agriculture. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $141,750.

Anthony Tegbe

Director III/Department of Agriculture

2026 total comp

$141,038

Base pay: $141,038
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $141,038
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1622
Hire Date: May 16, 2016
Monthly Pay: $11,753
State Employee Number: 207598

Anthony Tegbe holds the role of Director III at Department of Agriculture. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $141,038.

Sidney Miller

Commissioner, Department of Agricultural/Department of Agriculture

2026 total comp

$140,938

Base pay: $140,938
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $140,938
Employment type: Erf - Exempt Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Class Code: C220
Hire Date: Jan 1, 2015
Monthly Pay: $11,745
State Employee Number: 140164

Sidney Miller is a Commissioner, Department of Agricultural at Department of Agriculture. They work erf - exempt regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $140,938.

Kelli Wise

Director II/Department of Agriculture

2026 total comp

$139,659

Base pay: $139,659
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $139,659
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1621
Hire Date: Jul 1, 2007
Monthly Pay: $11,638
State Employee Number: 123766

At Department of Agriculture, Kelli Wise serves as a Director II. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $139,659.

Larry Juergens

Director III/Department of Agriculture

2026 total comp

$138,663

Base pay: $138,663
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $138,663
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1622
Hire Date: Mar 1, 2024
Monthly Pay: $11,555
State Employee Number: 1699660

Larry Juergens is a Director III at Department of Agriculture. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $138,663.

Alfreda Maddox

Director II/Department of Agriculture

2026 total comp

$138,005

Base pay: $138,005
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $138,005
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1621
Hire Date: Aug 1, 2012
Monthly Pay: $11,500
State Employee Number: 335794

Alfreda Maddox holds the role of Director II at Department of Agriculture. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $138,005.