California / Mental Hth Svs Overs/Acct Com / Research Scientist III (Social/Behavioral Sciences)

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Research Scientist III (Social/Behavioral Sciences)

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

2 employees hold this title in Mental Hth Svs Overs/Acct Com. Median total compensation for the role is $122,818, above the department median of $88,099.

Employees: 2
Total payroll: $245.6K
Role median: $122,818
Agency median: $88,099
Comparison: Above

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This role across California

Research Scientist III (Social/Behavioral Sciences) is held in 9 California departments. In Mental Hth Svs Overs/Acct Com, the median of $122,818 ranks #4 of 9.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Fish and Wildlife

$128,500 · 1

CDCR

$123,764 · 1

Department of Health Care Services

$122,893 · 9

Behav Hth Svs Overs/Acct Community

$118,725 · 3

Department of Public Health

$113,739 · 35

Public Employee's Retirement Systems

$112,724 · 1

CA Health Benefit Exchange

$106,789 · 7

Health Care Access and Information

$106,355 · 3

Median total compensation for the Research Scientist III (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 Scientistroles 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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Xing Shen

Research Scientist III (Social/Behavioral Sciences)/Mental Hth Svs Overs/Acct Com

2024 total comp

$124,517

Base pay: $123,867
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $650
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $124,517
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,364
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4755505605001
Salary Total: $10,675
Total Pay: $124,517

Xing Shen works as a Research Scientist III (Social/Behavioral Sciences) for Mental Hth Svs Overs/Acct Com. Their status is full-time. Xing earned $124,517 in 2024. Union affiliation: R10.

Latonya Harris

Research Scientist III (Social/Behavioral Sciences)/Mental Hth Svs Overs/Acct Com

2023 total comp

$121,119

Base pay: $120,844
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $275
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $121,119
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,777
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4755505605002
Salary Total: $10,070
Total Pay: $121,119

Latonya Harris is a Research Scientist III (Social/Behavioral Sciences) at Mental Hth Svs Overs/Acct Com. They work full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $121,119. Union affiliation: R10.