Agriculture Dept salaries
Pay for everyone employed by Agriculture Dept, a State of Minnesota agency, in fiscal year 2026. Open any person for their full pay history.
Employees
610
FY 2026
Total paid
$45.3M
in FY 2026
Median paid
$85,256
base rate median $86,174
Average paid
$75,443
across 601 with pay
Highest paid
$181,054
Vaubel, Andrea Fetherston
Median pay by fiscal year
Paid in year and annual base rate
Median paid in yearMedian annual base rate
Employees by fiscal year
People on the payroll at any time in the year
Job titles at Agriculture Dept
FY 2026, largest job titles by number of people; averages use the amount paid in the year
Most people
Highest average pay (3+ people)
$122,383
$109,573
$106,371
$101,274
$97,187
$91,293
$89,836
$80,762
$71,988
$53,618
$46,533
$5,659
Everyone, FY 2026
Filter, sort and analyze in Explore →| Name | Job title | Base pay | Paid ▼ | Overtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaubel, Andrea Fetherston | Deputy Commr Agriculture Deputy Commissioner | $87.09 /hr | $181,054 | — |
| Petersen, Thomas E. | Commissioner-Agriculture Commissioner | $87.05 /hr | $180,829 | — |
| Bailey, Patrice | Asst Commr Agriculture Asst Commissioner Regulatory | $81.19 /hr | $167,153 | — |
| Kjeseth, Peder Leif | Asst Commr Agriculture Asst Commissioner Non-Reg | $81.19 /hr | $166,417 | — |
| Sis, Julie A | Agency Chief Financial Officer Finance & Budget Director | $75.66 /hr | $161,019 | — |
| Spanier, Douglas P | General Counsel 1 Legal Services Manager | $73.03 /hr | $151,827 | — |
| Hugunin, Paul S | State Prog Admin Manager Prin AMDD Director | $70.52 /hr | $150,081 | — |
| Peck, Justin | Management Analyst 3 Human Resources Staff | $41.43 /hr | $149,071 | — |
| Neeser, Nicole Lynn | State Prog Admin Manager Prin D&M Inspection Division Dir | $70.52 /hr | $147,607 | — |
| Abrahamson, Mark D | State Prog Admin Manager Prin PPD Director | $70.52 /hr | $146,607 | — |
| Bindert, Bryanne T | State Prog Admin Manager Prin Lab Services Director | $70.52 /hr | $146,607 | — |
| Papenguth, Amanda | Human Resources Director 3 Human Resources Director | $70.52 /hr | $146,607 | — |
| Simon, Katherine Ann | State Prog Admin Manager Prin Food & Feed Safety Div Dir | $70.52 /hr | $146,607 | — |
| Sommerfeld, Allen J | Communications Manager 2 Communications Director | $70.52 /hr | $146,607 | — |
| Stamper, Joshua D | State Prog Admin Manager Prin PFMD Director | $70.52 /hr | $146,607 | — |
| Bress, Ashley M | State Prog Admin Manager Sr AMDD Assistant Director | $63.35 /hr | $135,821 | — |
| Mann, Rajinder Singh | Agronomy Asst Dir Environ Reg PFMD Assistant Director | $63.35 /hr | $134,868 | — |
| Luedeman, Larry J | State Prog Admin Manager Sr Food & Feed Safety Asst Dir | $63.35 /hr | $131,702 | — |
| Hunt, Lucia J | State Prog Admin Manager Sr Emergency Prep & Response | $63.35 /hr | $131,700 | — |
| Ende, Stephanie | Agronomy Asst Dir Environ Reg PFMD Assistant Director | $63.35 /hr | $131,700 | — |
| Muhl, Levi Jacob | State Prog Admin Manager Sr Meat Inspection St. Paul Supv | $63.35 /hr | $131,700 | — |
| Tollefson, David T | Hydrologist 4 Monitoring Unit Supervisor | $61.14 /hr | $130,163 | — |
| Erickson, Brian | State Prog Admin Prin Domestic Markets Staff | $47.76 /hr | $129,620 | — |
| Thielen Cremers, Kimberly A. | Agric Program Supervisor Plant Pest Reg & Mitigat Sup | $59.07 /hr | $125,756 | — |
| Jordahl Redlin, Bradley Joel | Agric Program Supervisor AgConservationServicesManager | $59.07 /hr | $125,756 | — |
| Schmidt, Julie A | Agric Program Supervisor Operations Program Supervisor | $59.07 /hr | $125,343 | — |
| Thomas, Sherry L | Human Resources Director 1 Assistant HR Director | $61.14 /hr | $124,790 | — |
| Carlton, Kimberley A | Agric Program Supervisor Retail Food Program Supervisor | $59.07 /hr | $124,404 | — |
| Leaf, Trisha Marie | Agric Program Supervisor Pesticide Non-Point ProgramSup | $59.07 /hr | $122,803 | — |
| Wagner, Margaret Elizabeth | Agric Program Supervisor Fertilizer Non-Point Prog Supv | $59.07 /hr | $122,803 | — |
| Smith, David E. | Agric Program Supervisor Manufactured Food Prog Supv | $59.07 /hr | $122,803 | — |
| Milanowski, Nicholas C. | Agric Program Supervisor Commodity Services Supervisor | $59.07 /hr | $122,803 | — |
| Gerths, Matthew E | Agric Program Supervisor Feed Safety Program Supervisor | $59.07 /hr | $122,803 | — |
| Opsahl, Daniel | Agric Program Supervisor Operations & Planning Manager | $59.07 /hr | $122,803 | — |
| Cortilet, Anthony B. | Agric Program Supervisor Seed, Weed, Bio-Tech&HempSecMg | $59.07 /hr | $122,803 | — |
| Dahl, Stephanie Kay | Research Scientist 2 PPD Director Staff | $47.76 /hr | $122,334 | — |
| Swarbrick, Michele M | Laboratory Scientist Supv. Chemistry/Toxicology Unit Supv | $56.94 /hr | $121,222 | — |
| Manthei, Rick K | Food Inspection Supervisor Feed Safety South Supervisor | $53.04 /hr | $119,114 | — |
| Zettler, Lee Michael | Hydrologist 4 IncidentResponseUnitSupervisor | $61.14 /hr | $118,723 | — |
| Haiker, Paul T | Agric Consultant Incident Response Unit Staff | $47.76 /hr | $118,406 | $539 |
| Viner, Diandra I | Laboratory Scientist Supv. Plant Analysis Unit Supervisor | $56.94 /hr | $118,375 | — |
| Forstner, Matthew John | Laboratory Scientist Supv. Microbiology Unit Supervisor | $56.94 /hr | $118,375 | — |
| Johnson, Yoko S | Laboratory Scientist Supv. Environmental Analysis Supv | $56.94 /hr | $118,375 | — |
| McDevitt, Matthew | Loan Officer Supervisor Ag Finance Supervisor | $56.94 /hr | $118,375 | — |
| Reynolds, Kathryn M | Laboratory Scientist Supv. Water Analysis Unit Supervisor | $56.94 /hr | $118,375 | — |
| Harris, David J | Agric Consultant Inspection Unit 2 Staff | $47.76 /hr | $117,063 | $1,003 |
| Wetzel, Lisa | State Prog Admin Director Training & Outreach Supervisor | $54.97 /hr | $117,028 | — |
| Knott, Susan Marie | Education Consultant 3 AMDD Director Staff | $57.35 /hr | $116,867 | — |
| Wolf, Brandon Jon | Interstate Milk Rating Officer D&M Inspection Director Staff | $46.15 /hr | $116,748 | $21,509 |
| Dierker, Charles H | State Prog Admin Director Business & Quality Mgmt Supv | $54.97 /hr | $116,480 | — |
Each person counts once per fiscal year, agency and county (multiple positions combined, shown as “+ more”). “Paid” is the total paid during the fiscal year, including overtime and other pay; it is lower than the base rate for anyone who started, left or worked part time. “Base pay” is the rate on record.