Utah / Department of Agriculture & Food

Agency file

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
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

$5$129,951+

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

Board/Commission Member

198 · $330

Inspector I, Agriculture

35 · $2,577

Inspector III, Agriculture

19 · $68,536

Predatory Animal Control Specialist

15 · $71,576

Inspector IV, Agriculture

13 · $78,800

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.

Record list

Employees

Highest-paid first / page 17

Melissa Atkinson

Board/Commission Member/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp

$199

Sub-department: DAG Resource Conservation
Base pay: $184
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $15
Total compensation: $199

Source-specific fields

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Melissa Atkinson holds the role of Board/Commission Member at Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Resource Conservation. In 2019, their total compensation was $199.

Jason Averett

Board/Commission Member/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp

$199

Sub-department: DAG Resource Conservation
Base pay: $184
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $15
Total compensation: $199

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

Jason Averett works as a Board/Commission Member for Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Resource Conservation. Jason earned $199 in 2019.

Gene Ostler

Board/Commission Member/Department of Agriculture & Food

2018 total comp

$195

Sub-department: DAG Animal Health
Base pay: $180
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $15
Total compensation: $195

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

Gene Ostler holds the role of Board/Commission Member at Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Animal Health. In 2018, their total compensation was $195.

Wendell Stembridge

Board/Commission Member/Department of Agriculture & Food

2018 total comp

$195

Sub-department: DAG Resource Conservation
Base pay: $180
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $15
Total compensation: $195

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

Wendell Stembridge works as a Board/Commission Member for Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Resource Conservation. Wendell earned $195 in 2018.

Tyler Hunter

Board/Commission Member/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp

$195

Sub-department: DAG Agriculture & Food - Administration
Base pay: $180
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $15
Total compensation: $195

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

At Department of Agriculture & Food, Tyler Hunter serves as a Board/Commission Member within Dag Agriculture & Food - Administration. Their 2019 pay totaled $195.

Grant Larsen

Board/Commission Member/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp

$195

Sub-department: DAG Agriculture & Food - Administration
Base pay: $180
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $15
Total compensation: $195

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

Grant Larsen is a Board/Commission Member at Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Agriculture & Food - Administration. 2019 total compensation came to $195.

David Swett

Board/Commission Member/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp

$195

Sub-department: DAG Agriculture & Food - Administration
Base pay: $180
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $15
Total compensation: $195

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

David Swett is a Board/Commission Member at Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Agriculture & Food - Administration. 2019 total compensation came to $195.

Daniel Little

Board/Commission Member/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp

$191

Sub-department: DAG Resource Conservation
Base pay: $176
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $15
Total compensation: $191

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

Daniel Little holds the role of Board/Commission Member at Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Resource Conservation. In 2019, their total compensation was $191.

Tyler Roberts

Board/Commission Member/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp

$187

Sub-department: DAG Resource Conservation
Base pay: $173
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $14
Total compensation: $187

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

At Department of Agriculture & Food, Tyler Roberts serves as a Board/Commission Member within Dag Resource Conservation. Their 2019 pay totaled $187.

Charley Tracy

Board/Commission Member/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp

$187

Sub-department: DAG Resource Conservation
Base pay: $173
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $14
Total compensation: $187

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

Charley Tracy holds the role of Board/Commission Member at Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Resource Conservation. In 2019, their total compensation was $187.

Tyson Roberts

Board/Commission Member/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp

$187

Sub-department: DAG Resource Conservation
Base pay: $173
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $14
Total compensation: $187

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

At Department of Agriculture & Food, Tyson Roberts serves as a Board/Commission Member within Dag Resource Conservation. Their 2019 pay totaled $187.

Rodney Wilkins

Inspector I, Agriculture/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp

$179

Sub-department: DAG Animal Health
Base pay: $165
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $14
Total compensation: $179

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

At Department of Agriculture & Food, Rodney Wilkins serves as a Inspector I, Agriculture within Dag Animal Health. Their 2019 pay totaled $179.

Kyle Swallow

Board/Commission Member/Department of Agriculture & Food

2018 total comp

$179

Sub-department: DAG Resource Conservation
Base pay: $165
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $14
Total compensation: $179

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

Kyle Swallow holds the role of Board/Commission Member at Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Resource Conservation. In 2018, their total compensation was $179.

Russell Jensen

Board/Commission Member/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp

$179

Sub-department: DAG Resource Conservation
Base pay: $165
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $14
Total compensation: $179

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

Russell Jensen holds the role of Board/Commission Member at Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Resource Conservation. In 2019, their total compensation was $179.

Kelly Blake

Board/Commission Member/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp

$171

Sub-department: DAG Resource Conservation
Base pay: $158
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $13
Total compensation: $171

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

Kelly Blake works as a Board/Commission Member for Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Resource Conservation. Kelly earned $171 in 2019.

Dustin Kesler

Board/Commission Member/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp

$167

Sub-department: DAG Resource Conservation
Base pay: $154
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $13
Total compensation: $167

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

At Department of Agriculture & Food, Dustin Kesler serves as a Board/Commission Member within Dag Resource Conservation. Their 2019 pay totaled $167.

Randy Marriott

Board/Commission Member/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp

$163

Sub-department: DAG Agriculture & Food - Administration
Base pay: $150
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $13
Total compensation: $163

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

At Department of Agriculture & Food, Randy Marriott serves as a Board/Commission Member within Dag Agriculture & Food - Administration. Their 2019 pay totaled $163.

Roger Rees

Board/Commission Member/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp

$163

Sub-department: DAG Agriculture & Food - Administration
Base pay: $150
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $13
Total compensation: $163

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

Roger Rees is a Board/Commission Member at Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Agriculture & Food - Administration. 2019 total compensation came to $163.

Rusty Bastian

Board/Commission Member/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp

$163

Sub-department: DAG Predatory Animal Control
Base pay: $150
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $13
Total compensation: $163

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

At Department of Agriculture & Food, Rusty Bastian serves as a Board/Commission Member within Dag Predatory Animal Control. Their 2019 pay totaled $163.

Howard Fuhriman

Board/Commission Member/Department of Agriculture & Food

2018 total comp

$163

Sub-department: DAG Agriculture & Food - Administration
Base pay: $150
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $13
Total compensation: $163

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

Howard Fuhriman works as a Board/Commission Member for Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Agriculture & Food - Administration. Howard earned $163 in 2018.

Jordan Riley

Board/Commission Member/Department of Agriculture & Food

2018 total comp

$163

Sub-department: DAG Agriculture & Food - Administration
Base pay: $150
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $13
Total compensation: $163

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

Jordan Riley is a Board/Commission Member at Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Agriculture & Food - Administration. 2018 total compensation came to $163.

Klint Atkinson

Board/Commission Member/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp

$163

Sub-department: DAG Resource Conservation
Base pay: $150
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $13
Total compensation: $163

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

Klint Atkinson holds the role of Board/Commission Member at Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Resource Conservation. In 2019, their total compensation was $163.

Scott Robins

Board/Commission Member/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp

$163

Sub-department: DAG Agriculture & Food - Administration
Base pay: $150
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $13
Total compensation: $163

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

At Department of Agriculture & Food, Scott Robins serves as a Board/Commission Member within Dag Agriculture & Food - Administration. Their 2019 pay totaled $163.

Amie Clegg

Board/Commission Member/Department of Agriculture & Food

2018 total comp

$158

Sub-department: DAG Resource Conservation
Base pay: $146
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $12
Total compensation: $158

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

Amie Clegg holds the role of Board/Commission Member at Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Resource Conservation. In 2018, their total compensation was $158.

Gordon Young

Board/Commission Member/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp

$154

Sub-department: DAG Resource Conservation
Base pay: $143
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $12
Total compensation: $154

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

Gordon Young is a Board/Commission Member at Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Resource Conservation. 2019 total compensation came to $154.

Ted Curtis

Board/Commission Member/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp

$154

Sub-department: DAG Resource Conservation
Base pay: $143
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $12
Total compensation: $154

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

Ted Curtis holds the role of Board/Commission Member at Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Resource Conservation. In 2019, their total compensation was $154.

Jared Bryan

Board/Commission Member/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp

$150

Sub-department: DAG Resource Conservation
Base pay: $139
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $12
Total compensation: $150

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

Jared Bryan holds the role of Board/Commission Member at Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Resource Conservation. In 2019, their total compensation was $150.

R. Bassett

Board/Commission Member/Department of Agriculture & Food

2018 total comp

$146

Sub-department: DAG Resource Conservation
Base pay: $135
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $11
Total compensation: $146

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

R. Bassett holds the role of Board/Commission Member at Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Resource Conservation. In 2018, their total compensation was $146.

Michelle Robbins

Inspector III, Agriculture/Department of Agriculture & Food

2017 total comp

$146

Sub-department: DAG Regulatory Services
Base pay: $108
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $38
Total compensation: $146

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

Michelle Robbins works as a Inspector III, Agriculture for Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Regulatory Services. Michelle earned $146 in 2017.

Kevin Behunin

Inspector I, Agriculture/Department of Agriculture & Food

2018 total comp

$144

Sub-department: DAG Animal Health
Base pay: $133
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $11
Total compensation: $144

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

At Department of Agriculture & Food, Kevin Behunin serves as a Inspector I, Agriculture within Dag Animal Health. Their 2018 pay totaled $144.

Andrew Dahlsrud

Board/Commission Member/Department of Agriculture & Food

2018 total comp

$138

Sub-department: DAG Resource Conservation
Base pay: $128
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $11
Total compensation: $138

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

Andrew Dahlsrud holds the role of Board/Commission Member at Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Resource Conservation. In 2018, their total compensation was $138.

Robert Gappmayer

Board/Commission Member/Department of Agriculture & Food

2018 total comp

$138

Sub-department: DAG Resource Conservation
Base pay: $128
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $11
Total compensation: $138

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

Robert Gappmayer holds the role of Board/Commission Member at Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Resource Conservation. In 2018, their total compensation was $138.

Charley Warr

Board/Commission Member/Department of Agriculture & Food

2018 total comp

$138

Sub-department: DAG Resource Conservation
Base pay: $128
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $11
Total compensation: $138

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

Charley Warr is a Board/Commission Member at Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Resource Conservation. 2018 total compensation came to $138.

Craig Sargent

Board/Commission Member/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp

$138

Sub-department: DAG Resource Conservation
Base pay: $128
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $11
Total compensation: $138

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

Craig Sargent is a Board/Commission Member at Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Resource Conservation. 2019 total compensation came to $138.

Michael Spackman

Board/Commission Member/Department of Agriculture & Food

2018 total comp

$134

Sub-department: DAG Resource Conservation
Base pay: $124
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $10
Total compensation: $134

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

At Department of Agriculture & Food, Michael Spackman serves as a Board/Commission Member within Dag Resource Conservation. Their 2018 pay totaled $134.

Mark Judd

Board/Commission Member/Department of Agriculture & Food

2018 total comp

$134

Sub-department: DAG Resource Conservation
Base pay: $124
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $10
Total compensation: $134

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

At Department of Agriculture & Food, Mark Judd serves as a Board/Commission Member within Dag Resource Conservation. Their 2018 pay totaled $134.

Trevor Barnson

Board/Commission Member/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp

$134

Sub-department: DAG Resource Conservation
Base pay: $124
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $10
Total compensation: $134

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

Trevor Barnson holds the role of Board/Commission Member at Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Resource Conservation. In 2019, their total compensation was $134.

Jeffery Alger

Inspector I, Agriculture/Department of Agriculture & Food

2018 total comp

$131

Sub-department: DAG Animal Health
Base pay: $121
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $10
Total compensation: $131

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

At Department of Agriculture & Food, Jeffery Alger serves as a Inspector I, Agriculture within Dag Animal Health. Their 2018 pay totaled $131.

Coby Hunt

Board/Commission Member/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp

$130

Sub-department: DAG Resource Conservation
Base pay: $120
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $10
Total compensation: $130

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

Coby Hunt holds the role of Board/Commission Member at Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Resource Conservation. In 2019, their total compensation was $130.

Richard Evans

Board/Commission Member/Department of Agriculture & Food

2017 total comp

$130

Sub-department: DAG Animal Health
Base pay: $120
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $10
Total compensation: $130

Source-specific fields

Pay Components: [object Object]

Richard Evans is a Board/Commission Member at Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Animal Health. 2017 total compensation came to $130.