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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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Aaron Eagar

Program Manager/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$113,658
Sub-department
DAG Agriculture & Food - Administration
Base pay
$66,026
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$3,222
Benefits
$44,409
Total compensation
$113,658

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

At Department of Agriculture & Food, Aaron Eagar serves as a Program Manager within Dag Agriculture & Food - Administration. Their 2019 pay totaled $113,658.

Tony North

Agriculture Supervisor/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$111,741
Sub-department
DAG Animal Health
Base pay
$58,490
Overtime
$527
Other pay
$9,111
Benefits
$43,614
Total compensation
$111,741

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

At Department of Agriculture & Food, Tony North serves as a Agriculture Supervisor within Dag Animal Health. Their 2019 pay totaled $111,741.

Tyce Palmer

Conservation Planner, Supervisor/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$110,586
Sub-department
DAG Resource Conservation
Base pay
$68,182
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$42,404
Total compensation
$110,586

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Tyce Palmer is a Conservation Planner, Supervisor at Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Resource Conservation. 2019 total compensation came to $110,586.

John Kinman

Aircraft Pilot/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$109,753
Sub-department
DAG Predatory Animal Control
Base pay
$67,932
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$360
Benefits
$41,461
Total compensation
$109,753

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

John Kinman holds the role of Aircraft Pilot at Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Predatory Animal Control. In 2019, their total compensation was $109,753.

Jay Olsen

Environmental Scientist II/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$109,164
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$65,646
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$3,021
Benefits
$40,497
Total compensation
$109,164

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Jay Olsen is a Environmental Scientist II at Department of Agriculture & Food within Comp & Excess Pool. 2019 total compensation came to $109,164.

James Burton

Assistant Manager, Agriculture Inspection/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$108,492
Sub-department
DAG Animal Health
Base pay
$63,419
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,651
Benefits
$43,422
Total compensation
$108,492

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

At Department of Agriculture & Food, James Burton serves as a Assistant Manager, Agriculture Inspection within Dag Animal Health. Their 2019 pay totaled $108,492.