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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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Roberta Valdez

Agriculture Loan Specialist/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$91,535
Sub-department
DAG Agricultural Loan Program
Base pay
$55,183
Overtime
$786
Other pay
$177
Benefits
$35,390
Total compensation
$91,535

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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At Department of Agriculture & Food, Roberta Valdez serves as a Agriculture Loan Specialist within Dag Agricultural Loan Program. Their 2019 pay totaled $91,535.

Ashley Longmore

Grazing/Rangeland Coordinator/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$90,822
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$52,869
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$658
Benefits
$37,294
Total compensation
$90,822

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Ashley Longmore is a Grazing/Rangeland Coordinator at Department of Agriculture & Food within Comp & Excess Pool. 2019 total compensation came to $90,822.

Julie Jensen

Financial Analyst II/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$90,803
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$50,693
Overtime
$1,182
Other pay
$770
Benefits
$38,159
Total compensation
$90,803

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Julie Jensen holds the role of Financial Analyst II at Department of Agriculture & Food within Comp & Excess Pool. In 2019, their total compensation was $90,803.

Kyle Nelson

Agriculture Supervisor/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$90,773
Sub-department
DAG Animal Health
Base pay
$51,917
Overtime
$393
Other pay
$200
Benefits
$38,263
Total compensation
$90,773

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Kyle Nelson is a Agriculture Supervisor at Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Animal Health. 2019 total compensation came to $90,773.

Ann Jack

Program Manager/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$90,532
Sub-department
DAG Regulatory Services
Base pay
$54,074
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,332
Benefits
$35,126
Total compensation
$90,532

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Ann Jack works as a Program Manager for Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Regulatory Services. Ann earned $90,532 in 2019.

Travis Doxey

Agriculture Supervisor/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$90,476
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$51,634
Overtime
$168
Other pay
$336
Benefits
$38,337
Total compensation
$90,476

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Travis Doxey is a Agriculture Supervisor at Department of Agriculture & Food within Comp & Excess Pool. 2019 total compensation came to $90,476.

Timothy Lane

Environmental Health Scientist II/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$89,617
Sub-department
DAG Regulatory Services
Base pay
$53,698
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,131
Benefits
$34,788
Total compensation
$89,617

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Timothy Lane is a Environmental Health Scientist II at Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Regulatory Services. 2019 total compensation came to $89,617.

Nathan Roberts

Grazing/Rangeland Coordinator/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$89,602
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$50,871
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,482
Benefits
$36,250
Total compensation
$89,602

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

At Department of Agriculture & Food, Nathan Roberts serves as a Grazing/Rangeland Coordinator within Comp & Excess Pool. Their 2019 pay totaled $89,602.

Ralph Huft

Program Manager/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$89,270
Sub-department
DAG Regulatory Services
Base pay
$54,266
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$650
Benefits
$34,353
Total compensation
$89,270

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

At Department of Agriculture & Food, Ralph Huft serves as a Program Manager within Dag Regulatory Services. Their 2019 pay totaled $89,270.

Daniel Gunnell

Conservation Planner, Supervisor/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$88,902
Sub-department
DAG Resource Conservation
Base pay
$50,253
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,144
Benefits
$36,506
Total compensation
$88,902

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Daniel Gunnell is a Conservation Planner, Supervisor at Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Resource Conservation. 2019 total compensation came to $88,902.

Stanley Akagi

Inspector IV, Agriculture/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$88,337
Sub-department
DAG Plant Industry
Base pay
$50,294
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$38,043
Total compensation
$88,337

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Stanley Akagi works as a Inspector IV, Agriculture for Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Plant Industry. Stanley earned $88,337 in 2019.

Cole Dalton

Environmental Health Scientist III/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$88,335
Sub-department
DAG Agriculture & Food - Administration
Base pay
$50,758
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,149
Benefits
$36,428
Total compensation
$88,335

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Cole Dalton is a Environmental Health Scientist III at Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Agriculture & Food - Administration. 2019 total compensation came to $88,335.

William Rigby

State Metrologist/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$88,139
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$57,542
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,059
Benefits
$29,538
Total compensation
$88,139

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

William Rigby is a State Metrologist at Department of Agriculture & Food within Comp & Excess Pool. 2019 total compensation came to $88,139.

Darrell Cook

Compliance Specialist III, Agriculture/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$87,732
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$56,457
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,589
Benefits
$29,686
Total compensation
$87,732

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

At Department of Agriculture & Food, Darrell Cook serves as a Compliance Specialist III, Agriculture within Comp & Excess Pool. Their 2019 pay totaled $87,732.

Mathew Bailey

Inspector IV, Agriculture/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$87,627
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$46,818
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$3,258
Benefits
$37,550
Total compensation
$87,627

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Mathew Bailey works as a Inspector IV, Agriculture for Department of Agriculture & Food within Comp & Excess Pool. Mathew earned $87,627 in 2019.

Tracy Balch

Conservation Planner, Supervisor/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$87,266
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$50,565
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$271
Benefits
$36,430
Total compensation
$87,266

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Tracy Balch works as a Conservation Planner, Supervisor for Department of Agriculture & Food within Comp & Excess Pool. Tracy earned $87,266 in 2019.

Drew Matthews

Compliance Specialist IV, Agriculture/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp
$87,022
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$48,080
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,804
Benefits
$37,139
Total compensation
$87,022

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Drew Matthews is a Compliance Specialist IV, Agriculture at Department of Agriculture & Food within Comp & Excess Pool. 2019 total compensation came to $87,022.