California / Department of Public Health / Research Scientist III (Epidemiology/Biostatistics)

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Research Scientist III (Epidemiology/Biostatistics)

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

107 employees hold this title in Department of Public Health. Median total compensation for the role is $110,586, above the department median of $92,430.

Employees: 107
Total payroll: $11.1M
Role median: $110,586
Agency median: $92,430
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$4,476$134,580+

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How total compensation varies among the 107 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

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This role across California

Research Scientist III (Epidemiology/Biostatistics) is held in 9 California departments. In Department of Public Health, the median of $110,586 ranks #5 of 9.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Food and Agriculture

$154,258 · 2

Health Care Access and Information

$126,092 · 7

Pesticide Regulation

$119,623 · 4

Cdcr/Cchcs

$115,785 · 2

Department of Health Care Services

$110,011 · 15

Envirnmtl Health Hazrd Assess

$101,146 · 13

Public Employee's Retirement Systems

$88,081 · 2

Fish and Wildlife

$23,074 · 2

Median total compensation for the Research Scientist III (Epidemiology/Biostatistics) 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.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Candace Cole

Research Scientist III (Epidemiology/Biostatistics)/Department of Public Health

2025 total comp

$23,750

Base pay: $23,750
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $23,750
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,327
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5802305594001
Salary Total: $8,036
Total Pay: $23,750

Candace Cole works as a Research Scientist III (Epidemiology/Biostatistics) for Department of Public Health. Their status is full-time. Candace earned $23,750 in 2025. They are represented by R10.

Mika Gehre

Research Scientist III (Epidemiology/Biostatistics)/Department of Public Health

2023 total comp

$19,340

Base pay: $19,190
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $150
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,340
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,811
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5800115594002
Salary Total: $8,045
Total Pay: $19,340

Mika Gehre holds the role of Research Scientist III (Epidemiology/Biostatistics) at Department of Public Health. Their status is full-time. In 2023, their total compensation was $19,340. They are represented by R10.