Research Scientist I (Social/Behavioral Sciences)

Collect and analyze data to inform decisions, produce reports, and identify trends.

1 employees hold this title in Behav Hth Svs Overs/Acct Community. Median total compensation for the role is $83,646, below the department median of $91,700.

Employees: 1
Total payroll: $83.6K
Role median: $83,646
Agency median: $91,700
Comparison: Below

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This role across California

Research Scientist I (Social/Behavioral Sciences) is held in 6 California departments. In Behav Hth Svs Overs/Acct Community, the median of $83,646 ranks #2 of 6.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Department of Health Care Services

$85,170 · 1

Department of Public Health

$80,995 · 10

Mental Hth Svs Overs/Acct Com

$53,075 · 1

Public Employee's Retirement Systems

$47,288 · 2

Fish and Wildlife

$43,240 · 2

Median total compensation for the Research Scientist I (Social/Behavioral Sciences) role in other Californiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Research Scientist beyond California

This role is reported in 6 jurisdictions. In California, the median of $104,459 ranks #2 of 6. See Research Scientist across all of California →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

$109,532 · 158

$96,654 · 395

$80,039 · 10

$73,100 · 13

$60,000 · 7

Median total compensation for comparable Research Scientist roles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

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Employees with this title

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Boyang Fan

Research Scientist I (Social/Behavioral Sciences)/Behav Hth Svs Overs/Acct Community

2025 total comp

$83,646

Base pay: $83,146
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $83,646
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,288
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4755505580001
Salary Total: $7,033
Total Pay: $83,646

Boyang Fan holds the role of Research Scientist I (Social/Behavioral Sciences) at Behav Hth Svs Overs/Acct Community. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $83,646. Their bargaining unit is R10.