Research Scientist IV (Food and Drug Sciences)

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

2 employees hold this title in Department of Public Health. Median total compensation for the role is $148,078, above the department median of $92,430.

Employees: 2
Total payroll: $296.2K
Role median: $148,078
Agency median: $92,430
Comparison: Above

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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

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Employees with this title

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Madhur Kumar

Research Scientist IV (Food and Drug Sciences)/Department of Public Health

2025 total comp

$149,149

Base pay: $144,069
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,080
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $149,149
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,394
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5806105611010
Salary Total: $12,704
Total Pay: $149,149

Madhur Kumar works as a Research Scientist IV (Food and Drug Sciences) for Department of Public Health. Their status is full-time. Madhur earned $149,149 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R10.

Mehrdad Tajkarimi

Research Scientist IV (Food and Drug Sciences)/Department of Public Health

2025 total comp

$147,007

Base pay: $146,357
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $650
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $147,007
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,394
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5806105611011
Salary Total: $12,332
Total Pay: $147,007

Mehrdad Tajkarimi is a Research Scientist IV (Food and Drug Sciences) at Department of Public Health. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $147,007. They are represented by R10.