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

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Jonathan Pardo

Inventory & Store Specialist II/Department of Agriculture

2026 total comp

$49,800

Base pay: $49,800
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $49,800
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1912
Hire Date: Oct 15, 2025
Monthly Pay: $4,150
State Employee Number: 1806018

Jonathan Pardo holds the role of Inventory & Store Specialist II at Department of Agriculture. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $49,800.

Christopher Ray

Inspector II/Department of Agriculture

2026 total comp

$49,800

Base pay: $49,800
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $49,800
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1322
Hire Date: Feb 17, 2026
Monthly Pay: $4,150
State Employee Number: 829656

Christopher Ray holds the role of Inspector II at Department of Agriculture. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $49,800.

Nicholas Jaska

Inspector II/Department of Agriculture

2026 total comp

$49,800

Base pay: $49,800
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $49,800
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1322
Hire Date: Jan 15, 2026
Monthly Pay: $4,150
State Employee Number: 1832295

Nicholas Jaska holds the role of Inspector II at Department of Agriculture. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $49,800.

Daniel Vasquez

Inspector II/Department of Agriculture

2026 total comp

$49,800

Base pay: $49,800
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $49,800
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1322
Hire Date: Apr 1, 2025
Monthly Pay: $4,150
State Employee Number: 1776616

At Department of Agriculture, Daniel Vasquez serves as a Inspector II. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $49,800.

Ahmer Shaikh

Inspector II/Department of Agriculture

2026 total comp

$49,800

Base pay: $49,800
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $49,800
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1322
Hire Date: Apr 15, 2025
Monthly Pay: $4,150
State Employee Number: 1776611

At Department of Agriculture, Ahmer Shaikh serves as a Inspector II. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $49,800.

Charlotte Grona

Inspector II/Department of Agriculture

2026 total comp

$49,800

Base pay: $49,800
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $49,800
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1322
Hire Date: Aug 1, 2022
Monthly Pay: $4,150
State Employee Number: 1484715

Charlotte Grona works as a Inspector II for Department of Agriculture. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Charlotte earned $49,800 in 2026.

Lucas Vogt

Program Specialist I/Department of Agriculture

2026 total comp

$49,140

Base pay: $49,140
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $49,140
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1570
Hire Date: Oct 1, 2025
Monthly Pay: $4,095
State Employee Number: 1806005

Lucas Vogt holds the role of Program Specialist I at Department of Agriculture. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $49,140.

Madison Marek

Program Specialist I/Department of Agriculture

2026 total comp

$49,140

Base pay: $49,140
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $49,140
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1570
Hire Date: Jun 1, 2025
Monthly Pay: $4,095
State Employee Number: 1784015

Madison Marek works as a Program Specialist I for Department of Agriculture. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Madison earned $49,140 in 2026.

Kimberly Mendez

Program Specialist I/Department of Agriculture

2026 total comp

$49,140

Base pay: $49,140
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $49,140
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1570
Hire Date: Apr 1, 2025
Monthly Pay: $4,095
State Employee Number: 1776609

Kimberly Mendez is a Program Specialist I at Department of Agriculture. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $49,140.

Annette Pawelek

Administrative Assistant III/Department of Agriculture

2025 total comp

$48,600

Base pay: $48,600
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $48,600
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 0154
Hire Date: Jul 1, 2015
Monthly Pay: $4,050
State Employee Number: 837592

At Department of Agriculture, Annette Pawelek serves as a Administrative Assistant III. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $48,600.

Grisel Garcia

Administrative Assistant III/Department of Agriculture

2025 total comp

$48,600

Base pay: $48,600
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $48,600
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 0154
Hire Date: Nov 15, 2023
Monthly Pay: $4,050
State Employee Number: 1678269

Grisel Garcia holds the role of Administrative Assistant III at Department of Agriculture. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $48,600.

Ashlyn Seifert

Grant Specialist I/Department of Agriculture

2026 total comp

$48,000

Base pay: $48,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $48,000
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: H

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1919
Hire Date: Jan 15, 2026
Monthly Pay: $4,000
State Employee Number: 1789500

At Department of Agriculture, Ashlyn Seifert serves as a Grant Specialist I. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $48,000.

Emily Daly

Grant Specialist I/Department of Agriculture

2026 total comp

$48,000

Base pay: $48,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $48,000
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1919
Hire Date: Feb 18, 2025
Monthly Pay: $4,000
State Employee Number: 1767219

Emily Daly works as a Grant Specialist I for Department of Agriculture. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Emily earned $48,000 in 2026.

Dylan Aguilera

License and Permit Specialist I/Department of Agriculture

2026 total comp

$47,400

Base pay: $47,400
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $47,400
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 171
Hire Date: Feb 17, 2026
Monthly Pay: $3,950
State Employee Number: 1834736

At Department of Agriculture, Dylan Aguilera serves as a License and Permit Specialist I. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $47,400.

Manuel Villalpando

License and Permit Specialist I/Department of Agriculture

2026 total comp

$47,400

Base pay: $47,400
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $47,400
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 171
Hire Date: Oct 15, 2025
Monthly Pay: $3,950
State Employee Number: 1675414

Manuel Villalpando works as a License and Permit Specialist I for Department of Agriculture. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Manuel earned $47,400 in 2026.

Claire Olsen

License and Permit Specialist I/Department of Agriculture

2026 total comp

$47,400

Base pay: $47,400
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $47,400
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 171
Hire Date: Feb 18, 2025
Monthly Pay: $3,950
State Employee Number: 1767224

Claire Olsen holds the role of License and Permit Specialist I at Department of Agriculture. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $47,400.