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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

Terry Freeman

Compliance Specialist IV, Agriculture/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$80,475
Sub-department
DAG Plant Industry
Base pay
$53,311
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$173
Benefits
$26,992
Total compensation
$80,475

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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At Department of Agriculture & Food, Terry Freeman serves as a Compliance Specialist IV, Agriculture within Dag Plant Industry. Their 2019 pay totaled $80,475.

Tracy Balch

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

2018 total comp
$80,344
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$46,370
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$357
Benefits
$33,617
Total compensation
$80,344

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Tracy Balch is a Temporary/Seasonal Flsa Exempt Job at Department of Agriculture & Food within Comp & Excess Pool. 2018 total compensation came to $80,344.

Roger Rees

Inspector III, Agriculture/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$80,005
Sub-department
DAG Agriculture & Food - Administration
Base pay
$44,366
Overtime
$3,272
Other pay
$395
Benefits
$31,972
Total compensation
$80,005

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

At Department of Agriculture & Food, Roger Rees serves as a Inspector III, Agriculture within Dag Agriculture & Food - Administration. Their 2019 pay totaled $80,005.

Wallace Dodds

Conservation Planner III/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$79,999
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$44,609
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,422
Benefits
$33,968
Total compensation
$79,999

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Wallace Dodds is a Conservation Planner III at Department of Agriculture & Food within Comp & Excess Pool. 2019 total compensation came to $79,999.

Brent Ure

Compliance Specialist II, Agriculture/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$79,690
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$41,278
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$4,492
Benefits
$33,920
Total compensation
$79,690

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Brent Ure holds the role of Compliance Specialist II, Agriculture at Department of Agriculture & Food within Comp & Excess Pool. In 2019, their total compensation was $79,690.

Tara Gage

Inspector IV, Agriculture/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$78,800
Sub-department
DAG Animal Health
Base pay
$44,366
Overtime
$400
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$34,033
Total compensation
$78,800

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Tara Gage holds the role of Inspector IV, Agriculture at Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Animal Health. In 2019, their total compensation was $78,800.

Jason Noble

Compliance Specialist II, Agriculture/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$78,596
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$41,822
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,705
Benefits
$35,070
Total compensation
$78,596

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

At Department of Agriculture & Food, Jason Noble serves as a Compliance Specialist II, Agriculture within Comp & Excess Pool. Their 2019 pay totaled $78,596.

Terrell Thayne

Grazing/Rangeland Coordinator/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$78,291
Sub-department
DAG Plant Industry
Base pay
$51,734
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,040
Benefits
$25,516
Total compensation
$78,291

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

At Department of Agriculture & Food, Terrell Thayne serves as a Grazing/Rangeland Coordinator within Dag Plant Industry. Their 2019 pay totaled $78,291.

Eric Taylor

Program Manager/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$78,182
Sub-department
DAG Regulatory Services
Base pay
$52,154
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,100
Benefits
$24,928
Total compensation
$78,182

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

At Department of Agriculture & Food, Eric Taylor serves as a Program Manager within Dag Regulatory Services. Their 2019 pay totaled $78,182.

Luke Osborn

Predatory Animal Control Specialist/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$77,963
Sub-department
DAG Predatory Animal Control
Base pay
$40,600
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,213
Benefits
$35,150
Total compensation
$77,963

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Luke Osborn holds the role of Predatory Animal Control Specialist at Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Predatory Animal Control. In 2019, their total compensation was $77,963.

Loralie Cox

Conservation Planner, Supervisor/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$77,705
Sub-department
DAG Resource Conservation
Base pay
$50,986
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$89
Benefits
$26,630
Total compensation
$77,705

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Loralie Cox is a Conservation Planner, Supervisor at Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Resource Conservation. 2019 total compensation came to $77,705.

Stephen Jensen

Predatory Animal Control Specialist/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$77,546
Sub-department
DAG Predatory Animal Control
Base pay
$38,660
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$3,990
Benefits
$34,897
Total compensation
$77,546

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Stephen Jensen works as a Predatory Animal Control Specialist for Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Predatory Animal Control. Stephen earned $77,546 in 2019.

William Holt

Inspector III, Agriculture/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$77,425
Sub-department
DAG Animal Health
Base pay
$42,578
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$491
Benefits
$34,356
Total compensation
$77,425

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

William Holt works as a Inspector III, Agriculture for Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Animal Health. William earned $77,425 in 2019.

Grant Hildebrand

Inspector IV, Agriculture/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$77,392
Sub-department
DAG Animal Health
Base pay
$42,141
Overtime
$1,368
Other pay
$658
Benefits
$33,226
Total compensation
$77,392

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Grant Hildebrand is a Inspector IV, Agriculture at Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Animal Health. 2019 total compensation came to $77,392.

Kasey King

Compliance Specialist II, Agriculture/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$77,324
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$42,655
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$737
Benefits
$33,932
Total compensation
$77,324

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Kasey King works as a Compliance Specialist II, Agriculture for Department of Agriculture & Food within Comp & Excess Pool. Kasey earned $77,324 in 2019.

Loralie Cox

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

2018 total comp
$77,310
Sub-department
DAG Resource Conservation
Base pay
$46,580
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$30,730
Total compensation
$77,310

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Loralie Cox works as a Temporary/Seasonal Flsa Exempt Job for Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Resource Conservation. Loralie earned $77,310 in 2018.

Don Lindsay

Inspector III, Agriculture/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$77,033
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$41,516
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$692
Benefits
$34,825
Total compensation
$77,033

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Don Lindsay works as a Inspector III, Agriculture for Department of Agriculture & Food within Comp & Excess Pool. Don earned $77,033 in 2019.

Thomas Hardee

Predatory Animal Control Specialist/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$76,518
Sub-department
DAG Predatory Animal Control
Base pay
$42,537
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,701
Benefits
$31,280
Total compensation
$76,518

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

At Department of Agriculture & Food, Thomas Hardee serves as a Predatory Animal Control Specialist within Dag Predatory Animal Control. Their 2019 pay totaled $76,518.

Danny Anderson

Predatory Animal Control Specialist/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$75,906
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$39,224
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,725
Benefits
$33,957
Total compensation
$75,906

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Danny Anderson works as a Predatory Animal Control Specialist for Department of Agriculture & Food within Comp & Excess Pool. Danny earned $75,906 in 2019.