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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

Alyssa Warner

Chemist/Microbiologist I/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$43,077
Sub-department
DAG Agriculture & Food - Administration
Base pay
$26,240
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$16,837
Total compensation
$43,077

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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At Department of Agriculture & Food, Alyssa Warner serves as a Chemist/Microbiologist I within Dag Agriculture & Food - Administration. Their 2019 pay totaled $43,077.

Scott Bruderer

Inspector II, Agriculture/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$42,621
Sub-department
DAG Regulatory Services
Base pay
$20,762
Overtime
$402
Other pay
$100
Benefits
$21,357
Total compensation
$42,621

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Scott Bruderer holds the role of Inspector II, Agriculture at Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Regulatory Services. In 2019, their total compensation was $42,621.

Nakoma Ware

Office Specialist I/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$42,142
Sub-department
DAG Agriculture & Food - Administration
Base pay
$26,905
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$200
Benefits
$15,037
Total compensation
$42,142

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Nakoma Ware holds the role of Office Specialist I at Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Agriculture & Food - Administration. In 2019, their total compensation was $42,142.

Brent Ure

Compliance Specialist I, Agriculture/Department of Agriculture & Food

2018 total comp
$42,118
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$21,458
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,968
Benefits
$18,692
Total compensation
$42,118

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

At Department of Agriculture & Food, Brent Ure serves as a Compliance Specialist I, Agriculture within Comp & Excess Pool. Their 2018 pay totaled $42,118.

Owen Vannoy

Compliance Specialist II, Agriculture/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$41,667
Sub-department
DAG Plant Industry
Base pay
$24,704
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$796
Benefits
$16,167
Total compensation
$41,667

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Owen Vannoy works as a Compliance Specialist II, Agriculture for Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Plant Industry. Owen earned $41,667 in 2019.

Mika Roberts

Compliance Specialist I, Agriculture/Department of Agriculture & Food

2017 total comp
$41,610
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$23,529
Overtime
$1,023
Other pay
$135
Benefits
$16,923
Total compensation
$41,610

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

At Department of Agriculture & Food, Mika Roberts serves as a Compliance Specialist I, Agriculture within Comp & Excess Pool. Their 2017 pay totaled $41,610.

David Carlson

Inspector III, Agriculture/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$41,441
Sub-department
DAG Animal Health
Base pay
$24,269
Overtime
$3,372
Other pay
$455
Benefits
$13,345
Total compensation
$41,441

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

At Department of Agriculture & Food, David Carlson serves as a Inspector III, Agriculture within Dag Animal Health. Their 2019 pay totaled $41,441.

Lyle Stokes

Predatory Animal Control Specialist/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$41,282
Sub-department
DAG Predatory Animal Control
Base pay
$32,599
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$16
Benefits
$8,667
Total compensation
$41,282

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Lyle Stokes is a Predatory Animal Control Specialist at Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Predatory Animal Control. 2019 total compensation came to $41,282.

Sharon Neves

Inspector I, Agriculture/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$41,246
Sub-department
DAG Animal Health
Base pay
$20,187
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$21,059
Total compensation
$41,246

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Sharon Neves is a Inspector I, Agriculture at Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Animal Health. 2019 total compensation came to $41,246.

Wayne Black

Inspector I, Agriculture/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$41,020
Sub-department
DAG Animal Health
Base pay
$19,523
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$21,497
Total compensation
$41,020

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Wayne Black is a Inspector I, Agriculture at Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Animal Health. 2019 total compensation came to $41,020.

Chris Chambers

Inspector I, Agriculture/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$40,540
Sub-department
DAG Animal Health
Base pay
$15,492
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$360
Benefits
$24,688
Total compensation
$40,540

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Chris Chambers works as a Inspector I, Agriculture for Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Animal Health. Chris earned $40,540 in 2019.

Owen Vannoy

Compliance Specialist I, Agriculture/Department of Agriculture & Food

2018 total comp
$40,462
Sub-department
DAG Plant Industry
Base pay
$21,542
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$729
Benefits
$18,190
Total compensation
$40,462

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Owen Vannoy is a Compliance Specialist I, Agriculture at Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Plant Industry. 2018 total compensation came to $40,462.

Bryan Smith

Compliance Specialist II, Agriculture/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$40,436
Sub-department
DAG Plant Industry
Base pay
$24,752
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$200
Benefits
$15,484
Total compensation
$40,436

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Bryan Smith is a Compliance Specialist II, Agriculture at Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Plant Industry. 2019 total compensation came to $40,436.

Gabriel Murray

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

2018 total comp
$39,925
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$23,336
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$3,422
Benefits
$13,167
Total compensation
$39,925

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

At Department of Agriculture & Food, Gabriel Murray serves as a Temporary/Seasonal Flsa Non-Exempt Job within Comp & Excess Pool. Their 2018 pay totaled $39,925.

Matthew Serfustini

Compliance Specialist II, Agriculture/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$39,694
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$25,115
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,137
Benefits
$13,442
Total compensation
$39,694

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Matthew Serfustini holds the role of Compliance Specialist II, Agriculture at Department of Agriculture & Food within Comp & Excess Pool. In 2019, their total compensation was $39,694.

Julie Weber

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

2019 total comp
$39,582
Sub-department
DAG Resource Conservation
Base pay
$28,850
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$10,732
Total compensation
$39,582

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Julie Weber works as a Temporary/Seasonal Flsa Non-Exempt Job for Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Resource Conservation. Julie earned $39,582 in 2019.

Staci Williams-Jones

Agriculture Technician III/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$39,509
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$22,458
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$112
Benefits
$16,940
Total compensation
$39,509

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Staci Williams-Jones is a Agriculture Technician III at Department of Agriculture & Food within Comp & Excess Pool. 2019 total compensation came to $39,509.

Adell Young

Program Manager/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$39,276
Sub-department
DAG Regulatory Services
Base pay
$21,679
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,170
Benefits
$16,426
Total compensation
$39,276

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Adell Young works as a Program Manager for Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Regulatory Services. Adell earned $39,276 in 2019.

Cole Dalton

Environmental Health Scientist II/Department of Agriculture & Food

2018 total comp
$39,094
Sub-department
DAG Agriculture & Food - Administration
Base pay
$21,340
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,115
Benefits
$16,639
Total compensation
$39,094

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Cole Dalton works as a Environmental Health Scientist II for Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Agriculture & Food - Administration. Cole earned $39,094 in 2018.

Mark Hillier

Compliance Specialist I, Agriculture/Department of Agriculture & Food

2018 total comp
$38,681
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$22,848
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$241
Benefits
$15,592
Total compensation
$38,681

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

At Department of Agriculture & Food, Mark Hillier serves as a Compliance Specialist I, Agriculture within Comp & Excess Pool. Their 2018 pay totaled $38,681.

Richard Steiner

Environmental Health Scientist III/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$38,147
Sub-department
DAG Plant Industry
Base pay
$22,378
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$15,769
Total compensation
$38,147

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Richard Steiner is a Environmental Health Scientist III at Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Plant Industry. 2019 total compensation came to $38,147.

Wendy Ricci

Compliance Specialist I, Agriculture/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$37,923
Sub-department
DAG Regulatory Services
Base pay
$21,357
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$16,566
Total compensation
$37,923

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

At Department of Agriculture & Food, Wendy Ricci serves as a Compliance Specialist I, Agriculture within Dag Regulatory Services. Their 2019 pay totaled $37,923.