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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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Gleelyn Bateman Jr

Predatory Animal Control Specialist/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$53,982
Sub-department
DAG Predatory Animal Control
Base pay
$29,322
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$981
Benefits
$23,679
Total compensation
$53,982

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Gleelyn Bateman Jr works as a Predatory Animal Control Specialist for Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Predatory Animal Control. Gleelyn earned $53,982 in 2019.

Clint Halling

Agriculture Technician III/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$53,355
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$34,472
Overtime
$201
Other pay
$384
Benefits
$18,298
Total compensation
$53,355

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Clint Halling works as a Agriculture Technician III for Department of Agriculture & Food within Comp & Excess Pool. Clint earned $53,355 in 2019.

Richard Beckstrand

Environmental Health Scientist III/Department of Agriculture & Food

2017 total comp
$53,271
Sub-department
DAG Plant Industry
Base pay
$30,783
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$235
Benefits
$22,253
Total compensation
$53,271

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Richard Beckstrand is a Environmental Health Scientist III at Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Plant Industry. 2017 total compensation came to $53,271.

Jacob Benson

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

2018 total comp
$52,600
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$32,614
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,930
Benefits
$18,056
Total compensation
$52,600

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Jacob Benson is a Temporary/Seasonal Flsa Non-Exempt Job at Department of Agriculture & Food within Comp & Excess Pool. 2018 total compensation came to $52,600.

Landon Nielson

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

2018 total comp
$52,386
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$28,160
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$352
Benefits
$23,874
Total compensation
$52,386

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Landon Nielson works as a Temporary/Seasonal Flsa Non-Exempt Job for Department of Agriculture & Food within Comp & Excess Pool. Landon earned $52,386 in 2018.

Carlotta Foitzick

Weights and Measures Inspector I/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$52,133
Sub-department
DAG Regulatory Services
Base pay
$33,619
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$150
Benefits
$18,364
Total compensation
$52,133

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Carlotta Foitzick works as a Weights and Measures Inspector I for Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Regulatory Services. Carlotta earned $52,133 in 2019.

Eric Taylor

Environmental Health Scientist II/Department of Agriculture & Food

2017 total comp
$51,360
Sub-department
DAG Regulatory Services
Base pay
$34,341
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$100
Benefits
$16,919
Total compensation
$51,360

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Eric Taylor holds the role of Environmental Health Scientist II at Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Regulatory Services. In 2017, their total compensation was $51,360.

Alexandra Mathews

Executive Secretary/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$51,317
Sub-department
DAG Agriculture & Food - Administration
Base pay
$30,050
Overtime
$879
Other pay
$3,250
Benefits
$17,138
Total compensation
$51,317

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Alexandra Mathews holds the role of Executive Secretary at Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Agriculture & Food - Administration. In 2019, their total compensation was $51,317.

Cassie Lewis

Agriculture Technician I/Department of Agriculture & Food

2017 total comp
$51,133
Sub-department
DAG Plant Industry
Base pay
$27,965
Overtime
$905
Other pay
$272
Benefits
$21,991
Total compensation
$51,133

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Cassie Lewis holds the role of Agriculture Technician I at Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Plant Industry. In 2017, their total compensation was $51,133.

Robin Cahoon

Project/Assistant Bureau Director/Department of Agriculture & Food

2017 total comp
$50,872
Sub-department
DAG Marketing and Economic Development
Base pay
$32,661
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$200
Benefits
$18,011
Total compensation
$50,872

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

At Department of Agriculture & Food, Robin Cahoon serves as a Project/Assistant Bureau Director within Dag Marketing and Economic Development. Their 2017 pay totaled $50,872.

Peter Gessel

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

2019 total comp
$49,999
Sub-department
DAG Agriculture & Food - Administration
Base pay
$46,105
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$3,893
Total compensation
$49,999

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Peter Gessel works as a Temporary/Seasonal Flsa Exempt Job for Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Agriculture & Food - Administration. Peter earned $49,999 in 2019.

Alexandra Mathews

Office Specialist II/Department of Agriculture & Food

2017 total comp
$49,970
Sub-department
DAG Agriculture & Food - Administration
Base pay
$31,358
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,250
Benefits
$17,362
Total compensation
$49,970

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Alexandra Mathews works as a Office Specialist II for Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Agriculture & Food - Administration. Alexandra earned $49,970 in 2017.

Zachary Hardman

Inspector III, Agriculture/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$48,950
Sub-department
DAG Animal Health
Base pay
$35,520
Overtime
$341
Other pay
$279
Benefits
$12,810
Total compensation
$48,950

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

At Department of Agriculture & Food, Zachary Hardman serves as a Inspector III, Agriculture within Dag Animal Health. Their 2019 pay totaled $48,950.

Sara Sherman

Environmental Health Scientist I/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$48,871
Sub-department
DAG Regulatory Services
Base pay
$36,130
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$12,741
Total compensation
$48,871

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Sara Sherman works as a Environmental Health Scientist I for Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Regulatory Services. Sara earned $48,871 in 2019.

David Deng

Environmental Health Scientist II/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$48,800
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$32,059
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$692
Benefits
$16,049
Total compensation
$48,800

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

David Deng works as a Environmental Health Scientist II for Department of Agriculture & Food within Comp & Excess Pool. David earned $48,800 in 2019.

Jaimie Arata

Office Specialist I/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$48,769
Sub-department
DAG Agriculture & Food - Administration
Base pay
$26,568
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$22,201
Total compensation
$48,769

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

At Department of Agriculture & Food, Jaimie Arata serves as a Office Specialist I within Dag Agriculture & Food - Administration. Their 2019 pay totaled $48,769.

Hannah Freeze

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

2018 total comp
$48,741
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$23,240
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$150
Benefits
$25,351
Total compensation
$48,741

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Hannah Freeze is a Temporary/Seasonal Flsa Non-Exempt Job at Department of Agriculture & Food within Comp & Excess Pool. 2018 total compensation came to $48,741.