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 7

Brailyn Young

Office Technician I/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp

$44,395

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $27,406
Overtime: $10
Other pay: $160
Benefits: $16,819
Total compensation: $44,395

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Brailyn Young is a Office Technician I at Department of Agriculture & Food within Comp & Excess Pool. 2019 total compensation came to $44,395.

Anthony Richards

Conservation Planner II/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp

$43,885

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $22,975
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,183
Benefits: $19,727
Total compensation: $43,885

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At Department of Agriculture & Food, Anthony Richards serves as a Conservation Planner II within Comp & Excess Pool. Their 2019 pay totaled $43,885.

Landen Kidd

Compliance Specialist I, Agriculture/Department of Agriculture & Food

2017 total comp

$43,651

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $23,596
Overtime: $985
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $19,070
Total compensation: $43,651

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At Department of Agriculture & Food, Landen Kidd serves as a Compliance Specialist I, Agriculture within Comp & Excess Pool. Their 2017 pay totaled $43,651.

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

Laura Bingham Montague

Office Specialist I/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp

$37,852

Sub-department: DAG Plant Industry
Base pay: $14,192
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $23,660
Total compensation: $37,852

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Laura Bingham Montague is a Office Specialist I at Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Plant Industry. 2019 total compensation came to $37,852.

Adell Young

Assistant Manager, Agriculture Inspection/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp

$37,779

Sub-department: DAG Regulatory Services
Base pay: $19,739
Overtime: $2,115
Other pay: $363
Benefits: $15,561
Total compensation: $37,779

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At Department of Agriculture & Food, Adell Young serves as a Assistant Manager, Agriculture Inspection within Dag Regulatory Services. Their 2019 pay totaled $37,779.

Leann Fox

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

2018 total comp

$37,768

Sub-department: DAG Resource Conservation
Base pay: $23,501
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $8
Benefits: $14,259
Total compensation: $37,768

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Pay Components: [object Object]

At Department of Agriculture & Food, Leann Fox serves as a Temporary/Seasonal Flsa Non-Exempt Job within Dag Resource Conservation. Their 2018 pay totaled $37,768.

Jared Weight

Marketing Specialist/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp

$37,566

Sub-department: DAG Marketing & Economic Development
Base pay: $25,075
Overtime: $431
Other pay: $25
Benefits: $12,034
Total compensation: $37,566

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Pay Components: [object Object]

Jared Weight works as a Marketing Specialist for Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Marketing & Economic Development. Jared earned $37,566 in 2019.

Miland Kofford

Weights and Measures Inspector I/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp

$37,436

Sub-department: DAG Agriculture & Food - Administration
Base pay: $19,572
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $300
Benefits: $17,564
Total compensation: $37,436

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Pay Components: [object Object]

Miland Kofford is a Weights and Measures Inspector I at Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Agriculture & Food - Administration. 2019 total compensation came to $37,436.

Clint Halling

Agriculture Technician I/Department of Agriculture & Food

2017 total comp

$36,911

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $24,509
Overtime: $283
Other pay: $94
Benefits: $12,024
Total compensation: $36,911

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Pay Components: [object Object]

Clint Halling is a Agriculture Technician I at Department of Agriculture & Food within Comp & Excess Pool. 2017 total compensation came to $36,911.

Justine Wilson

Inspector I, Agriculture/Department of Agriculture & Food

2017 total comp

$36,235

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $17,105
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,715
Benefits: $17,415
Total compensation: $36,235

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Justine Wilson holds the role of Inspector I, Agriculture at Department of Agriculture & Food within Comp & Excess Pool. In 2017, their total compensation was $36,235.

Duane Barney

Inspector IV, Agriculture/Department of Agriculture & Food

2017 total comp

$35,920

Sub-department: DAG Animal Health
Base pay: $21,722
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $14,198
Total compensation: $35,920

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Duane Barney is a Inspector IV, Agriculture at Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Animal Health. 2017 total compensation came to $35,920.

Kasey King

Compliance Specialist I, Agriculture/Department of Agriculture & Food

2018 total comp

$35,209

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $18,910
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $50
Benefits: $16,249
Total compensation: $35,209

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Kasey King holds the role of Compliance Specialist I, Agriculture at Department of Agriculture & Food within Comp & Excess Pool. In 2018, their total compensation was $35,209.

David Gunnell

Environmental Health Scientist II/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp

$34,970

Sub-department: DAG Plant Industry
Base pay: $19,113
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,542
Benefits: $14,315
Total compensation: $34,970

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David Gunnell is a Environmental Health Scientist II at Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Plant Industry. 2019 total compensation came to $34,970.

Dixie Weeks

Inspector II, Agriculture/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp

$34,845

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $19,110
Overtime: $210
Other pay: $715
Benefits: $14,811
Total compensation: $34,845

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Dixie Weeks works as a Inspector II, Agriculture for Department of Agriculture & Food within Comp & Excess Pool. Dixie earned $34,845 in 2019.

Amy Davidson

Office Specialist I/Department of Agriculture & Food

2018 total comp

$34,779

Sub-department: DAG Plant Industry
Base pay: $17,184
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $17,095
Total compensation: $34,779

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Amy Davidson holds the role of Office Specialist I at Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Plant Industry. In 2018, their total compensation was $34,779.

Anthony Richards

Conservation Planner, Supervisor/Department of Agriculture & Food

2019 total comp

$34,602

Sub-department: Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay: $19,603
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $779
Benefits: $14,220
Total compensation: $34,602

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At Department of Agriculture & Food, Anthony Richards serves as a Conservation Planner, Supervisor within Comp & Excess Pool. Their 2019 pay totaled $34,602.

Chantel Banks

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

2018 total comp

$34,546

Sub-department: DAG Resource Conservation
Base pay: $25,600
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $8,946
Total compensation: $34,546

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Chantel Banks works as a Temporary/Seasonal Flsa Non-Exempt Job for Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Resource Conservation. Chantel earned $34,546 in 2018.

Jaycee Daley

Psychiatric/Developmental Technician/Department of Agriculture & Food

2017 total comp

$34,345

Sub-department: DAG Animal Health
Base pay: $20,637
Overtime: $5,986
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $7,722
Total compensation: $34,345

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Pay Components: [object Object]

Jaycee Daley works as a Psychiatric/Developmental Technician for Department of Agriculture & Food within Dag Animal Health. Jaycee earned $34,345 in 2017.