California / Department of Health Care Services / Research Data Specialist II

Job-title file

Research Data Specialist II

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

69 employees hold this title in Department of Health Care Services. Median total compensation for the role is $109,089, above the department median of $90,379.

Employees: 69
Total payroll: $6.6M
Role median: $109,089
Agency median: $90,379
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$50$146,885+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 69 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.

Compared with the local labor market

Research Data Specialist II pay vs. California

Across all employers in California, the median wage for Database Architects — about 6,210 people — is $170,160. Department of Health Care Services pays a median base salary of $101,388 for this role, 40% below that figure — about the 10th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Department of Health Care Services sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$101,200

$132,880

$170,160

$203,130

$227,900

Department of Health Care Services median · $101,388

The bar is the range of annual wages for Database Architects across every employer in California, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Department of Health Care Services’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Database Architects — about 67,140 people — is $139,500. Department of Health Care Services’s median base salary is 27% below that national figure, about the 20th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$86,240

$109,370

$139,500

$169,290

$204,000

Department of Health Care Services median · $101,388

Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the California range relative to the national one.

Computed over the 152 of 161 people in this role paid at least $25,000in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.

Median total compensation for this role at Department of Health Care Services is $101,988, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare departments

This role across California

Research Data Specialist II is held in 61 California departments. In Department of Health Care Services, the median of $109,089 ranks #12 of 61.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Veterans Affairs

$120,835 · 1

CA Civil Rights Department

$120,008 · 1

Finance

$118,398 · 5

Community Services/Developmen

$111,952 · 1

Department Resources Recycle/Recvry

$111,952 · 2

Fish and Wildlife

$111,952 · 13

California State Library

$111,952 · 3

Student Aid Commission

$111,952 · 1

Motor Vehicles

$111,952 · 7

State Comp Insurance Fund

$111,683 · 13

CA Department of Human Resources

$111,198 · 3

Franchise Tax Board

$108,988 · 3

Median total compensation for the Research Data Specialist II role in other Californiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Gregory Downey

Research Data Specialist II/Department of Health Care Services

2025 total comp

$111,952

Base pay: $111,352
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,952
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,561
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8033975758001
Salary Total: $9,274
Total Pay: $111,952

Gregory Downey holds the role of Research Data Specialist II at Department of Health Care Services. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $111,952. They are represented by R01.

Victoria Lupinetti

Research Data Specialist II/Department of Health Care Services

2025 total comp

$111,952

Base pay: $111,352
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,952
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,561
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8033965758032
Salary Total: $9,274
Total Pay: $111,952

Victoria Lupinetti works as a Research Data Specialist II for Department of Health Care Services. Their status is full-time. Victoria earned $111,952 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Fangjun Zuo

Research Data Specialist II/Department of Health Care Services

2025 total comp

$111,952

Base pay: $111,352
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,952
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,561
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8033965758010
Salary Total: $9,274
Total Pay: $111,952

At Department of Health Care Services, Fangjun Zuo serves as a Research Data Specialist II. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $111,952. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Alicia Van Hoy

Research Data Specialist II/Department of Health Care Services

2025 total comp

$111,952

Base pay: $111,352
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,952
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,561
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8033975758004
Salary Total: $9,274
Total Pay: $111,952

Alicia Van Hoy is a Research Data Specialist II at Department of Health Care Services. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $111,952. Union affiliation: R01.

Alvin Bautista

Research Data Specialist II/Department of Health Care Services

2025 total comp

$111,952

Base pay: $111,352
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,952
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,561
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8033975758027
Salary Total: $9,274
Total Pay: $111,952

Alvin Bautista is a Research Data Specialist II at Department of Health Care Services. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $111,952. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Jonathan Alspektor

Research Data Specialist II/Department of Health Care Services

2025 total comp

$111,952

Base pay: $111,352
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,952
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,561
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8033975758015
Salary Total: $9,274
Total Pay: $111,952

Jonathan Alspektor works as a Research Data Specialist II for Department of Health Care Services. Their status is full-time. Jonathan earned $111,952 in 2025. Union affiliation: R01.

Linh Cun

Research Data Specialist II/Department of Health Care Services

2025 total comp

$111,952

Base pay: $111,352
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,952
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,561
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8033965758005
Salary Total: $9,274
Total Pay: $111,952

Linh Cun works as a Research Data Specialist II for Department of Health Care Services. Their status is full-time. Linh earned $111,952 in 2025. Union affiliation: R01.

Mark Kloberdanz

Research Data Specialist II/Department of Health Care Services

2025 total comp

$111,952

Base pay: $111,352
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,952
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,561
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8057605758009
Salary Total: $9,274
Total Pay: $111,952

Mark Kloberdanz is a Research Data Specialist II at Department of Health Care Services. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $111,952. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Beth Lindley

Research Data Specialist II/Department of Health Care Services

2025 total comp

$111,952

Base pay: $111,352
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,952
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,561
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8033965758006
Salary Total: $9,274
Total Pay: $111,952

Beth Lindley is a Research Data Specialist II at Department of Health Care Services. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $111,952. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Rachel Luxemberg

Research Data Specialist II/Department of Health Care Services

2025 total comp

$111,952

Base pay: $111,352
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,952
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,561
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8033965758028
Salary Total: $9,274
Total Pay: $111,952

Rachel Luxemberg is a Research Data Specialist II at Department of Health Care Services. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $111,952. They are represented by R01.

Greg Mendoza

Research Data Specialist II/Department of Health Care Services

2025 total comp

$111,952

Base pay: $111,352
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,952
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,561
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8057605758016
Salary Total: $9,274
Total Pay: $111,952

Greg Mendoza is a Research Data Specialist II at Department of Health Care Services. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $111,952. They are represented by R01.

Daniel Nahoun

Research Data Specialist II/Department of Health Care Services

2025 total comp

$111,952

Base pay: $111,352
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,952
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,561
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8088105758006
Salary Total: $9,274
Total Pay: $111,952

Daniel Nahoun works as a Research Data Specialist II for Department of Health Care Services. Their status is full-time. Daniel earned $111,952 in 2025. Union affiliation: R01.

Louie Sanchez

Research Data Specialist II/Department of Health Care Services

2025 total comp

$111,952

Base pay: $111,352
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,952
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,561
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8033975758010
Salary Total: $9,274
Total Pay: $111,952

Louie Sanchez is a Research Data Specialist II at Department of Health Care Services. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $111,952. They are represented by R01.

Kenneth Seawright

Research Data Specialist II/Department of Health Care Services

2025 total comp

$111,952

Base pay: $111,352
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,952
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,561
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8057805758001
Salary Total: $9,274
Total Pay: $111,952

Kenneth Seawright holds the role of Research Data Specialist II at Department of Health Care Services. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $111,952. Union affiliation: R01.

Jeffrey Braverman

Research Data Specialist II/Department of Health Care Services

2025 total comp

$111,927

Base pay: $111,352
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $575
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,927
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,561
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8033975758009
Salary Total: $9,274
Total Pay: $111,927

At Department of Health Care Services, Jeffrey Braverman serves as a Research Data Specialist II. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $111,927. Union affiliation: R01.

Felicia Oropeza

Research Data Specialist II/Department of Health Care Services

2025 total comp

$111,627

Base pay: $111,352
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $275
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,627
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,561
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8033975758003
Salary Total: $9,274
Total Pay: $111,627

At Department of Health Care Services, Felicia Oropeza serves as a Research Data Specialist II. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $111,627. Union affiliation: R01.

Mark Spottiswood

Research Data Specialist II/Department of Health Care Services

2025 total comp

$111,581

Base pay: $110,981
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,581
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,561
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8064055758001
Salary Total: $9,274
Total Pay: $111,581

Mark Spottiswood is a Research Data Specialist II at Department of Health Care Services. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $111,581. Union affiliation: R01.

Natalie Keeling

Research Data Specialist II/Department of Health Care Services

2025 total comp

$111,352

Base pay: $110,752
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,352
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,561
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8057305758003
Salary Total: $9,274
Total Pay: $111,352

At Department of Health Care Services, Natalie Keeling serves as a Research Data Specialist II. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $111,352. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Steven Chiginsky

Research Data Specialist II/Department of Health Care Services

2025 total comp

$110,722

Base pay: $110,122
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $110,722
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,561
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8057805758002
Salary Total: $9,274
Total Pay: $110,722

At Department of Health Care Services, Steven Chiginsky serves as a Research Data Specialist II. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $110,722. They are represented by R01.

Ting Wang

Research Data Specialist II/Department of Health Care Services

2025 total comp

$110,542

Base pay: $109,942
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $110,542
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,561
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8033965758003
Salary Total: $9,274
Total Pay: $110,542

Ting Wang holds the role of Research Data Specialist II at Department of Health Care Services. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $110,542. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Rajwinder Bagha

Research Data Specialist II/Department of Health Care Services

2025 total comp

$110,476

Base pay: $109,876
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $110,476
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,561
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8057805758003
Salary Total: $9,274
Total Pay: $110,476

Rajwinder Bagha holds the role of Research Data Specialist II at Department of Health Care Services. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $110,476. Their bargaining unit is R01.