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Utah / Department of Agriculture & Food

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Department of Agriculture & Food

Source file: Transparent Utah — State Government Payroll / ingested Jun 18, 2026

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

In 2019, this agency had 564 employees with median total compensation of $6,963; the highest distinct record was $174,663.

Year
2019
Total payroll
$18.8M
Employees
564
Median total
$6,963
Highest record
$174,663

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

How 2019 total compensation is spread across the 564 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($6,963) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$19,843 (59%)
  • Overtime$124 (0%)
  • Other$567 (2%)
  • Benefits$12,860 (39%)

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
$203
$390
$6,963
$67,499
$90,476

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $90,476 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $203. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

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 3 published years.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2017
$17.7M
551
$8,498
2018
$19.2M
8.7%
620
12.5%
$4,445
47.7%
2019
$18.8M
2.1%
564
9.0%
$6,963
56.7%

Record list

Employees

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Ivette Macqueen

Chemist/Microbiologist III/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$100,153
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$58,689
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$207
Benefits
$41,258
Total compensation
$100,153

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

At Department of Agriculture & Food, Ivette Macqueen serves as a Chemist/Microbiologist III within Comp & Excess Pool. Their 2019 pay totaled $100,153.

Richard Beckstrand

Program Manager/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$99,702
Sub-department
DAG Plant Industry
Base pay
$59,399
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$719
Benefits
$39,583
Total compensation
$99,702

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

At Department of Agriculture & Food, Richard Beckstrand serves as a Program Manager within Dag Plant Industry. Their 2019 pay totaled $99,702.

Darrell Gillman

Temporary/Seasonal Flsa Exempt Job/Department of Agriculture & Food

2018 total comp
$99,026
Sub-department
DAG Resource Conservation
Base pay
$60,960
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$38,066
Total compensation
$99,026

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Darrell Gillman holds the role of Temporary/Seasonal Flsa Exempt Job at Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Resource Conservation. In 2018, their total compensation was $99,026.

Roger Barton

Conservation Planner, Supervisor/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$98,970
Sub-department
DAG Resource Conservation
Base pay
$63,066
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$35,904
Total compensation
$98,970

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Roger Barton works as a Conservation Planner, Supervisor for Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Resource Conservation. Roger earned $98,970 in 2019.