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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

Page 1

Laura Bingham Montague

Office Specialist I/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$37,852
Sub-department
DAG Plant Industry
Base pay
$14,192
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$23,660
Total compensation
$37,852

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Laura Bingham Montague is a Office Specialist I at Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Plant Industry. 2019 total compensation came to $37,852.

Adell Young

Assistant Manager, Agriculture Inspection/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$37,779
Sub-department
DAG Regulatory Services
Base pay
$19,739
Overtime
$2,115
Other pay
$363
Benefits
$15,561
Total compensation
$37,779

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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At Department of Agriculture & Food, Adell Young serves as a Assistant Manager, Agriculture Inspection within Dag Regulatory Services. Their 2019 pay totaled $37,779.

Leann Fox

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

2018 total comp
$37,768
Sub-department
DAG Resource Conservation
Base pay
$23,501
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$8
Benefits
$14,259
Total compensation
$37,768

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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At Department of Agriculture & Food, Leann Fox serves as a Temporary/Seasonal Flsa Non-Exempt Job within Dag Resource Conservation. Their 2018 pay totaled $37,768.

Jared Weight

Marketing Specialist/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$37,566
Sub-department
DAG Marketing & Economic Development
Base pay
$25,075
Overtime
$431
Other pay
$25
Benefits
$12,034
Total compensation
$37,566

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Jared Weight works as a Marketing Specialist for Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Marketing & Economic Development. Jared earned $37,566 in 2019.

Miland Kofford

Weights and Measures Inspector I/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$37,436
Sub-department
DAG Agriculture & Food - Administration
Base pay
$19,572
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$300
Benefits
$17,564
Total compensation
$37,436

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Miland Kofford is a Weights and Measures Inspector I at Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Agriculture & Food - Administration. 2019 total compensation came to $37,436.

Clint Halling

Agriculture Technician I/Department of Agriculture & Food

2017 total comp
$36,911
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$24,509
Overtime
$283
Other pay
$94
Benefits
$12,024
Total compensation
$36,911

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Clint Halling is a Agriculture Technician I at Department of Agriculture & Food within Comp & Excess Pool. 2017 total compensation came to $36,911.

Justine Wilson

Inspector I, Agriculture/Department of Agriculture & Food

2017 total comp
$36,235
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$17,105
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,715
Benefits
$17,415
Total compensation
$36,235

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Justine Wilson holds the role of Inspector I, Agriculture at Department of Agriculture & Food within Comp & Excess Pool. In 2017, their total compensation was $36,235.

Duane Barney

Inspector IV, Agriculture/Department of Agriculture & Food

2017 total comp
$35,920
Sub-department
DAG Animal Health
Base pay
$21,722
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$14,198
Total compensation
$35,920

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Duane Barney is a Inspector IV, Agriculture at Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Animal Health. 2017 total compensation came to $35,920.

Kasey King

Compliance Specialist I, Agriculture/Department of Agriculture & Food

2018 total comp
$35,209
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$18,910
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$50
Benefits
$16,249
Total compensation
$35,209

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Kasey King holds the role of Compliance Specialist I, Agriculture at Department of Agriculture & Food within Comp & Excess Pool. In 2018, their total compensation was $35,209.

David Gunnell

Environmental Health Scientist II/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$34,970
Sub-department
DAG Plant Industry
Base pay
$19,113
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,542
Benefits
$14,315
Total compensation
$34,970

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

David Gunnell is a Environmental Health Scientist II at Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Plant Industry. 2019 total compensation came to $34,970.

Dixie Weeks

Inspector II, Agriculture/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$34,845
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$19,110
Overtime
$210
Other pay
$715
Benefits
$14,811
Total compensation
$34,845

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Dixie Weeks works as a Inspector II, Agriculture for Department of Agriculture & Food within Comp & Excess Pool. Dixie earned $34,845 in 2019.

Amy Davidson

Office Specialist I/Department of Agriculture & Food

2018 total comp
$34,779
Sub-department
DAG Plant Industry
Base pay
$17,184
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$500
Benefits
$17,095
Total compensation
$34,779

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Amy Davidson holds the role of Office Specialist I at Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Plant Industry. In 2018, their total compensation was $34,779.

Anthony Richards

Conservation Planner, Supervisor/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$34,602
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$19,603
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$779
Benefits
$14,220
Total compensation
$34,602

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

At Department of Agriculture & Food, Anthony Richards serves as a Conservation Planner, Supervisor within Comp & Excess Pool. Their 2019 pay totaled $34,602.

Chantel Banks

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

2018 total comp
$34,546
Sub-department
DAG Resource Conservation
Base pay
$25,600
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$8,946
Total compensation
$34,546

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Chantel Banks works as a Temporary/Seasonal Flsa Non-Exempt Job for Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Resource Conservation. Chantel earned $34,546 in 2018.

Jaycee Daley

Psychiatric/Developmental Technician/Department of Agriculture & Food

2017 total comp
$34,345
Sub-department
DAG Animal Health
Base pay
$20,637
Overtime
$5,986
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$7,722
Total compensation
$34,345

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Jaycee Daley works as a Psychiatric/Developmental Technician for Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Animal Health. Jaycee earned $34,345 in 2017.

Garrett Horton

Inspector III, Agriculture/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$33,748
Sub-department
DAG Animal Health
Base pay
$19,680
Overtime
$258
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$13,810
Total compensation
$33,748

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Garrett Horton is a Inspector III, Agriculture at Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Animal Health. 2019 total compensation came to $33,748.

Landen Kidd

Compliance Specialist II, Agriculture/Department of Agriculture & Food

2018 total comp
$33,661
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$17,779
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,274
Benefits
$14,608
Total compensation
$33,661

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Landen Kidd is a Compliance Specialist II, Agriculture at Department of Agriculture & Food within Comp & Excess Pool. 2018 total compensation came to $33,661.

Kelly Pehrson

Deputy Commissioner, Agriculture/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$33,345
Sub-department
DAG Agriculture & Food - Administration
Base pay
$21,286
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$899
Benefits
$11,160
Total compensation
$33,345

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Kelly Pehrson works as a Deputy Commissioner, Agriculture for Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Agriculture & Food - Administration. Kelly earned $33,345 in 2019.

Pat Nelson

Executive Secretary/Department of Agriculture & Food

2017 total comp
$33,307
Sub-department
DAG Agriculture & Food - Administration
Base pay
$19,270
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$578
Benefits
$13,459
Total compensation
$33,307

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

At Department of Agriculture & Food, Pat Nelson serves as a Executive Secretary within Dag Agriculture & Food - Administration. Their 2017 pay totaled $33,307.

Terry Freeman

Inspector IV, Agriculture/Department of Agriculture & Food

2018 total comp
$33,023
Sub-department
DAG Plant Industry
Base pay
$20,014
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$13,009
Total compensation
$33,023

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Terry Freeman is a Inspector IV, Agriculture at Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Plant Industry. 2018 total compensation came to $33,023.

Karen Rhynsburger

Financial Analyst II/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$32,872
Sub-department
DAG Agricultural Loan Program
Base pay
$22,433
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$25
Benefits
$10,414
Total compensation
$32,872

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Karen Rhynsburger works as a Financial Analyst II for Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Agricultural Loan Program. Karen earned $32,872 in 2019.

Andrew Pierucci

Research Consultant I/Department of Agriculture & Food

2017 total comp
$32,562
Sub-department
DAG Agriculture & Food - Administration
Base pay
$21,416
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$517
Benefits
$10,629
Total compensation
$32,562

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Andrew Pierucci works as a Research Consultant I for Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Agriculture & Food - Administration. Andrew earned $32,562 in 2017.

Mika Roberts

Compliance Specialist II, Agriculture/Department of Agriculture & Food

2018 total comp
$32,547
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$17,577
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$493
Benefits
$14,477
Total compensation
$32,547

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Mika Roberts is a Compliance Specialist II, Agriculture at Department of Agriculture & Food within Comp & Excess Pool. 2018 total compensation came to $32,547.

Miland Kofford

Motor Fuel Specialist/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$32,535
Sub-department
DAG Agriculture & Food - Administration
Base pay
$17,084
Overtime
$585
Other pay
$629
Benefits
$14,237
Total compensation
$32,535

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Miland Kofford holds the role of Motor Fuel Specialist at Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Agriculture & Food - Administration. In 2019, their total compensation was $32,535.

Lynda Jackson

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

2019 total comp
$32,494
Sub-department
DAG Resource Conservation
Base pay
$29,964
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$2,530
Total compensation
$32,494

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Lynda Jackson is a Temporary/Seasonal Flsa Non-Exempt Job at Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Resource Conservation. 2019 total compensation came to $32,494.