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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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Brett Gurney

Program Manager/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$107,772
Sub-department
DAG Regulatory Services
Base pay
$63,252
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,233
Benefits
$43,286
Total compensation
$107,772

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Brett Gurney is a Program Manager at Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Regulatory Services. 2019 total compensation came to $107,772.

Douglas Perry

Public Information Officer I/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$106,929
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$60,928
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$4,540
Benefits
$41,462
Total compensation
$106,929

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Douglas Perry holds the role of Public Information Officer I at Department of Agriculture & Food within Comp & Excess Pool. In 2019, their total compensation was $106,929.

Kathleen Mathews

Executive Assistant, Appointed/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$106,842
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$58,225
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$8,212
Benefits
$40,406
Total compensation
$106,842

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Kathleen Mathews holds the role of Executive Assistant, Appointed at Department of Agriculture & Food within Comp & Excess Pool. In 2019, their total compensation was $106,842.

Barrett Anderson

Research Consultant III/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$106,487
Sub-department
DAG Plant Industry
Base pay
$68,910
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$23
Benefits
$37,553
Total compensation
$106,487

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Barrett Anderson holds the role of Research Consultant III at Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Plant Industry. In 2019, their total compensation was $106,487.

Anne Johnson

GIS Administrator/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$106,404
Sub-department
DAG Agriculture & Food - Administration
Base pay
$71,656
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$34
Benefits
$34,713
Total compensation
$106,404

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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At Department of Agriculture & Food, Anne Johnson serves as a GIS Administrator within Dag Agriculture & Food - Administration. Their 2019 pay totaled $106,404.

Claudette Walcott

Financial Analyst III/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$105,753
Sub-department
DAG Agriculture & Food - Administration
Base pay
$65,250
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,082
Benefits
$39,421
Total compensation
$105,753

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Claudette Walcott holds the role of Financial Analyst III at Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Agriculture & Food - Administration. In 2019, their total compensation was $105,753.

Darrell Gillman

Conservation Planner, Supervisor/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$105,663
Sub-department
DAG Resource Conservation
Base pay
$64,979
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$40,684
Total compensation
$105,663

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Darrell Gillman holds the role of Conservation Planner, Supervisor at Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Resource Conservation. In 2019, their total compensation was $105,663.

Kristopher Watson

Program Manager/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$104,998
Sub-department
DAG Plant Industry
Base pay
$65,483
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$805
Benefits
$38,710
Total compensation
$104,998

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Kristopher Watson holds the role of Program Manager at Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Plant Industry. In 2019, their total compensation was $104,998.

Thomas Tippets

Grazing/Rangeland Coordinator/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$104,786
Sub-department
DAG Plant Industry
Base pay
$61,056
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,323
Benefits
$42,407
Total compensation
$104,786

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Thomas Tippets is a Grazing/Rangeland Coordinator at Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Plant Industry. 2019 total compensation came to $104,786.

Henry Nahalewski

Program Manager/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$104,524
Sub-department
DAG Plant Industry
Base pay
$61,660
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$338
Benefits
$42,526
Total compensation
$104,524

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Henry Nahalewski works as a Program Manager for Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Plant Industry. Henry earned $104,524 in 2019.

Tyce Palmer

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

2018 total comp
$103,929
Sub-department
DAG Resource Conservation
Base pay
$63,960
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$239
Benefits
$39,729
Total compensation
$103,929

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Tyce Palmer works as a Temporary/Seasonal Flsa Exempt Job for Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Resource Conservation. Tyce earned $103,929 in 2018.