State money
State pay
How many people each state agency pays, and what it pays them, year by year. Pick an agency to see its jobs by title. Only totals and averages for groups of at least 5 people are shown, never one person’s pay.1
Agency
Agriculture and Land Stewardship
459 people in FY24, paid $24.2M in all, an average of $52,675.
People
501
498
| Fiscal year | People |
|---|---|
| FY26 | 498 |
| FY25 | 501 |
| FY24 | 459 |
| FY23 | 467 |
| FY22 | 452 |
| FY21 | 438 |
| FY20 | 443 |
| FY19 | 433 |
| FY18 | 375 |
| FY17 | 371 |
| FY16 | 369 |
| FY15 | 401 |
| FY14 | 402 |
| FY13 | 404 |
| FY12 | 409 |
| FY11 | 405 |
| FY10 | 415 |
| FY09 | 436 |
| FY08 | 450 |
| FY07 | 455 |
Show the numbers
| Fiscal year | People |
|---|---|
| FY26 | 498 |
| FY25 | 501 |
| FY24 | 459 |
| FY23 | 467 |
| FY22 | 452 |
| FY21 | 438 |
| FY20 | 443 |
| FY19 | 433 |
| FY18 | 375 |
| FY17 | 371 |
| FY16 | 369 |
| FY15 | 401 |
| FY14 | 402 |
| FY13 | 404 |
| FY12 | 409 |
| FY11 | 405 |
| FY10 | 415 |
| FY09 | 436 |
| FY08 | 450 |
| FY07 | 455 |
Total pay
$26.3M
| Fiscal year | Total pay |
|---|---|
| FY26 | $26.3M |
| FY25 | $25.6M |
| FY24 | $24.2M |
| FY23 | $24.4M |
| FY22 | $22.8M |
| FY21 | $22.4M |
| FY20 | $21.7M |
| FY19 | $20.8M |
| FY18 | $19.5M |
| FY17 | $19.9M |
| FY16 | $19.4M |
| FY15 | $19.6M |
| FY14 | $18.8M |
| FY13 | $18.8M |
| FY12 | $19.0M |
| FY11 | $17.9M |
| FY10 | $18.9M |
| FY09 | $20.0M |
| FY08 | $19.0M |
| FY07 | $18.3M |
Show the numbers
| Fiscal year | Total pay |
|---|---|
| FY26 | $26.3M |
| FY25 | $25.6M |
| FY24 | $24.2M |
| FY23 | $24.4M |
| FY22 | $22.8M |
| FY21 | $22.4M |
| FY20 | $21.7M |
| FY19 | $20.8M |
| FY18 | $19.5M |
| FY17 | $19.9M |
| FY16 | $19.4M |
| FY15 | $19.6M |
| FY14 | $18.8M |
| FY13 | $18.8M |
| FY12 | $19.0M |
| FY11 | $17.9M |
| FY10 | $18.9M |
| FY09 | $20.0M |
| FY08 | $19.0M |
| FY07 | $18.3M |
Jobs by title, FY24
Titles held by fewer than 5 people here are combined into “Other titles”2.
| Title | People | Average pay | Average base salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary 2 | 107 | $40,494 | $51,026 |
| Other titles | 59 | $75,856 | $85,165 |
| Temporary Worker | 34 | $13,010 | $48,109 |
| Meat Inspector | 29 | $43,947 | $55,546 |
| Soil Conservation Technician 1 | 21 | $18,230 | $39,657 |
| Soil Conservation Technician 3 | 20 | $54,760 | $58,768 |
| Environmental Specialist | 19 | $53,137 | $70,577 |
| Environmental Specialist Senior | 13 | $79,265 | $82,782 |
| Warehouse/Grain Dealer Examiner | 13 | $47,898 | $60,972 |
| Agriculture Compliance Investigator | 12 | $71,378 | $78,420 |
| Administrative Assistant 2 | 11 | $51,071 | $62,220 |
| Program Planner 3 | 11 | $78,134 | $82,706 |
| Public Service Manager 1 | 11 | $107,837 | $112,286 |
| Weights & Measures Inspector | 11 | $50,661 | $56,152 |
| Agriculture Products Inspector | 9 | $58,529 | $69,264 |
| Chemist | 9 | $63,099 | $75,421 |
| Pesticide Investigator | 8 | $71,605 | $74,253 |
| Dairy Products Inspector | 7 | $51,068 | $60,070 |
| Livestock Inspector | 7 | $53,320 | $55,025 |
| Agriculture Marketing Specialist | 6 | $35,548 | $71,022 |
| Entomologist | 6 | $76,552 | $78,790 |
| Veterinarian | 6 | $86,362 | $104,383 |
| Accountant 2 | 5 | $53,598 | $58,286 |
| Executive Officer 1 | 5 | $59,918 | – |
| Executive Officer 2 | 5 | $90,471 | $93,579 |
| Executive Officer 3 | 5 | $82,413 | $101,308 |
| Microbiologist | 5 | $72,181 | $75,046 |
| Soil Conservation Technician 2 | 5 | $21,757 | – |
69,436
people paid in FY24$4.19B
total pay in FY24, $3.14B in FY1465%
of it paid by the three state universities and their hospitalsState payroll over time
Total pay for everyone in the salary book, each fiscal year, not adjusted for inflation.
| Fiscal year | People | Total pay |
|---|---|---|
| FY26 | 68,019 | $4.69B |
| FY25 | 70,390 | $4.49B |
| FY24 | 69,436 | $4.19B |
| FY23 | 61,110 | $3.97B |
| FY22 | 65,312 | $3.85B |
| FY21 | 63,829 | $3.69B |
| FY20 | 63,896 | $3.61B |
| FY19 | 60,445 | $3.48B |
| FY18 | 59,867 | $3.44B |
| FY17 | 59,400 | $3.41B |
| FY16 | 58,988 | $3.29B |
| FY15 | 60,138 | $3.21B |
| FY14 | 59,859 | $3.14B |
| FY13 | 59,488 | $3.08B |
| FY12 | 59,929 | $3.02B |
| FY11 | 60,125 | $2.88B |
| FY10 | 59,113 | $2.86B |
| FY09 | 60,328 | $2.92B |
| FY08 | 60,262 | $2.75B |
| FY07 | 67,695 | $2.65B |
Show the numbers
| Fiscal year | People | Total pay |
|---|---|---|
| FY26 | 68,019 | $4.69B |
| FY25 | 70,390 | $4.49B |
| FY24 | 69,436 | $4.19B |
| FY23 | 61,110 | $3.97B |
| FY22 | 65,312 | $3.85B |
| FY21 | 63,829 | $3.69B |
| FY20 | 63,896 | $3.61B |
| FY19 | 60,445 | $3.48B |
| FY18 | 59,867 | $3.44B |
| FY17 | 59,400 | $3.41B |
| FY16 | 58,988 | $3.29B |
| FY15 | 60,138 | $3.21B |
| FY14 | 59,859 | $3.14B |
| FY13 | 59,488 | $3.08B |
| FY12 | 59,929 | $3.02B |
| FY11 | 60,125 | $2.88B |
| FY10 | 59,113 | $2.86B |
| FY09 | 60,328 | $2.92B |
| FY08 | 60,262 | $2.75B |
| FY07 | 67,695 | $2.65B |
By agency, FY24
Average pay is total pay divided by people, so part-time and part-year workers pull it down.
A dash: fewer than 5 people, so pay isn’t shown.
See also what each agency does, what agencies paid out and the state budget.