Minnesota · 2025 pay
How much do Agriculture Dept (Minnesota) employees make?
$81,092typical pay, counting everyone paid in 2025
$57,091 – $97,734what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year and seasonal workers. The source doesn't show who worked the full year.
Minnesota Management and Budget publishes pay by position without employee names, so there is no name search here.
Common jobs: Agric TechnicianState Program Admin PrinAgric Advisor
✓ Official data from Minnesota Management and BudgetMatches the agency's latest releasemn.gov ↗
How is pay spread across workers?
A year of pay for a lower-paid, typical and higher-paid worker (counting everyone paid), and the top earner, split into regular pay, overtime and extra pay.
$57,092
$81,071
$97,737
$178,228
Lower-paid workerearns more than 1 in 4 coworkers
Typical workerright in the middle
Higher-paid workerearns more than 3 in 4 coworkers
Highest paidone person
Regular payOvertimeExtra pay
Is pay going up?
Yes. Typical pay went from $53,753 in 2016 to $81,092 in 2025 (+51%).
What changed since 2024
- +2.7%Typical pay went up from $78,986 to $81,092.
- +5.7%Typical raise for the 491 people paid in both 2024 and 2025. About 23% got a raise of 10% or more.
- 115 new115 people were paid for the first time in 2025, and 61 people paid in 2024 were no longer on the payroll.
- +51%Since 2016, typical pay has gone from $53,753 to $81,092, while the number of people paid went up from 587 to 606.
The next update is expected after the fiscal year closes (usually by August).
Pay slip · 2025
A typical worker's year
Agriculture Dept (Minnesota)
official data
2016–2025
| Regular pay | $79,987 |
|---|---|
| Overtime | $678 |
| Extra pay | $407 |
| Total for the year | $81,071 |
Average of the 31 workers in the middle of the pay range. Does not include benefits.
Matches the agency's latest release
Worth knowing about pay at Agriculture Dept
What stands out in the payroll data, checked against the rest of our data before it is shown.
- +5.7%
People paid by Agriculture Dept in both 2024 and 2025 saw their pay change by a typical +5.7%. Typical pay across everyone paid changed +2.7%, as people joined and left.
Usual among the 18 other state agencies in Minnesota in our data: +7.5%.
Compares the same people in both years, so new hires and leavers do not move it. Overtime and hours worked count too.
- +56%
Since 2016, total pay at Agriculture Dept went up 56% while the number of people paid went up 3%.
Counts everyone paid during each year. Not adjusted for inflation.
Pay by job
Jobs held by 5 or more people in 2025.
| Job | People | Typical pay | Most earn | Since 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agric Technician | 49 | $5,372 | $3k – $8k | ▲ 18.9% |
| State Program Admin Prin | 40 | $92,505 | $79k – $98k | ▲ 8.4% |
| Agric Advisor | 39 | $83,785 | $72k – $85k | ▲ 3.3% |
| Agric Consultant | 36 | $97,736 | $96k – $99k | ▲ 4.5% |
| State Program Admin Senior | 26 | $84,522 | $75k – $85k | ▲ 9.0% |
| State Program Admin Intermediate | 26 | $68,266 | $54k – $76k | ▲ 2.7% |
| Agric Specialist | 23 | $60,940 | $43k – $71k | ▲ 0.9% |
| Research Scientist 2 | 19 | $97,734 | $98k – $98k | ▲ 4.5% |
| Agric Unit Supervisor | 14 | $108,550 | $98k – $109k | ▲ 4.5% |
| Agric Program Supervisor | 13 | $120,895 | $121k – $121k | ▲ 4.5% |
| Food Inspection Supervisor | 13 | $108,557 | $109k – $109k | ▲ 4.5% |
| Laboratory Scientist 3 | 12 | $94,316 | $90k – $94k | ▲ 10.0% |
| Student Worker Para Prof | 12 | $6,182 | $6k – $10k | ▼ 6.9% |
| Food Stndrds Compliance Office | 11 | $94,087 | $87k – $98k | ▲ 0.6% |
| State Program Admin Director | 9 | $105,642 | $104k – $111k | ▲ 8.3% |
| Accounting Technician | 9 | $54,990 | $36k – $66k | ▼ 12.4% |
| Hydrologist 3 | 8 | $104,222 | $100k – $105k | ▲ 6.3% |
| Soil Scientist 2 | 8 | $87,430 | $83k – $91k | ▲ 6.6% |
| Dairy Inspector 2 | 8 | $82,461 | $77k – $83k | ▲ 7.0% |
| Laboratory Scientist 2 | 8 | $67,023 | $64k – $78k | ▼ 7.3% |
| Hydrologist 1 | 8 | $50,855 | $41k – $62k | new |
| Livestock Weigher 1 | 8 | $43,201 | $25k – $59k | ▼ 23.0% |
| Plant Industry Inspector 1 | 8 | $15,945 | $12k – $30k | ▼ 53.4% |
| State Program Admin Manager Prin | 6 | $144,327 | $144k – $144k | ▲ 4.5% |
| Laboratory Scientist Supervisor | 6 | $116,531 | $111k – $117k | ▲ 8.2% |
| Accounting Officer Principal | 6 | $97,734 | $83k – $98k | ▲ 4.5% |
| Plant Health Specialist 3 | 6 | $81,427 | $74k – $86k | new |
| State Program Admin | 6 | $68,685 | $58k – $69k | ▲ 7.4% |
| State Program Admin Technician Specialist | 6 | $66,243 | $51k – $68k | ▲ 3.3% |
| State Program Admin Manager Senior | 5 | $129,641 | $130k – $132k | ▲ 5.9% |
| Planner Principal State | 5 | $97,734 | $98k – $98k | ▲ 4.5% |
| Hydrologist 2 | 5 | $86,697 | $81k – $88k | ▲ 6.9% |
| Management Analyst 2 | 5 | $71,800 | $66k – $76k | ▲ 8.3% |
| Plant Health Specialist 2 | 5 | $67,687 | $61k – $75k | ▲ 5.4% |
| Office and Admin Specialist Int | 5 | $28,742 | $25k – $56k | ▼ 46.7% |
| Plant Health Specialist 1 | 5 | $19,599 | $9k – $67k | ▼ 68.2% |
| Student Worker Para Prof Senior | 5 | $3,138 | $3k – $3k | new |
No jobs match.
How many people earn what
- Under $10k68
- $10k – $30k41
- $30k – $50k25
- $50k – $70k87
- $70k – $90k159
- $90k – $110k159
- $110k – $150k60
- $150k or more7
Includes part-time and seasonal workers, which is why many earn under $10k.
Pay by department
| Department | People | Typical pay |
|---|---|---|
| Mitigation®ulatoryresponstf | 50 | $7,183 |
| Amdd Director Staff | 13 | $69,541 |
| Pest Detection &mgmtunitstaff | 12 | $81,427 |
| Payroll Staff | 12 | $65,444 |
| Surface Water Staff | 10 | $87,292 |
| Mawqc Technical Staff | 10 | $54,862 |
Highest paid at Agriculture Dept in 2025
- 1Andrea Fetherston VaubelDeputy Commr Agriculture$178,228▲ $3,701 vs 2024
- 2Thomas E. PetersenCommissioner-Agriculture$174,262▲ $918 vs 2024
- 3William S VanryswykHydrologist 4$160,235▲ $40,516 vs 2024
- 4Patrice BaileyAssistant Commr Agriculture$158,879▲ $8,225 vs 2024
- 5Peder Leif KjesethAssistant Commr Agriculture$158,879▲ $11,827 vs 2024
- 6Julie A SisAgency Chief Financial Officer$158,565▲ $9,736 vs 2024
- 7Justin PeckManagement Analyst 3$150,663▲ $16,796 vs 2024
- 8Douglas P SpanierGeneral Counsel 1$149,455▲ $6,511 vs 2024
- 9Paul S HuguninState Program Admin Manager Prin$147,801▲ $6,573 vs 2024
- 10Paul A MickelsonAgric Technician$146,092▲ $8,414 vs 2024
Common questions
How much does a Agriculture Dept (Minnesota) employee make?
The typical employee was paid $81,092 in 2025: half of the 606 people paid earned more, half earned less. Most earned between $57,091 and $97,734.
Why do so many people earn very little?
The list includes everyone who got a paycheck during the year: part-time, seasonal and short-term workers, and people who joined or left partway through. 68 people (11.2%) were paid under $10,000.
Does this include benefits like health insurance or pension?
No. It is the pay people received: regular salary or wages (98.0% of all pay), overtime (0.4%) and extra pay such as allowances, longevity and severance (1.6%).
Where does this data come from, and when is it updated?
From Minnesota Management and Budget (mn.gov). Our figures match the agency's latest release; the next update is expected after the fiscal year closes (usually by August).
"Typical pay" is the median: half earn more, half earn less. "Most earn" is the middle half of workers. Figures are calculated by PublicPayData from the official dataset; 0 records with $0 or negative pay are left out. How we calculate this · Corrections & removals