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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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Mark Ashcroft

Program Manager/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$118,231
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$70,333
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,694
Benefits
$46,204
Total compensation
$118,231

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Mark Ashcroft works as a Program Manager for Department of Agriculture & Food within Comp & Excess Pool. Mark earned $118,231 in 2019.

Andrew Pierucci

Project/Assistant Bureau Director/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$117,155
Sub-department
DAG Agriculture & Food - Administration
Base pay
$69,469
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$8,488
Benefits
$39,197
Total compensation
$117,155

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Andrew Pierucci works as a Project/Assistant Bureau Director for Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Agriculture & Food - Administration. Andrew earned $117,155 in 2019.

Dustin Durfee

Veterinarian/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$117,097
Sub-department
DAG Animal Health
Base pay
$69,525
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$4,215
Benefits
$43,357
Total compensation
$117,097

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

At Department of Agriculture & Food, Dustin Durfee serves as a Veterinarian within Dag Animal Health. Their 2019 pay totaled $117,097.

David Basinger

Program Manager/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$115,723
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$64,562
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$5,724
Benefits
$45,437
Total compensation
$115,723

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

David Basinger is a Program Manager at Department of Agriculture & Food within Comp & Excess Pool. 2019 total compensation came to $115,723.

Mohammed Sharaf

Chemist/Microbiologist IV/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$115,249
Sub-department
DAG Agriculture & Food - Administration
Base pay
$69,534
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$200
Benefits
$45,515
Total compensation
$115,249

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Mohammed Sharaf is a Chemist/Microbiologist IV at Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Agriculture & Food - Administration. 2019 total compensation came to $115,249.