Research Scientist I (Social/Behavioral Sciences)

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

2 employees hold this title in Public Employee's Retirement Systems. Median total compensation for the role is $47,288, below the department median of $88,942.

Employees: 2
Total payroll: $94.6K
Role median: $47,288
Agency median: $88,942
Comparison: Below

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This role across California

Research Scientist I (Social/Behavioral Sciences) is held in 6 California departments. In Public Employee's Retirement Systems, the median of $47,288 ranks #5 of 6.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Department of Health Care Services

$85,170 · 1

Behav Hth Svs Overs/Acct Community

$83,646 · 1

Department of Public Health

$80,995 · 10

Mental Hth Svs Overs/Acct Com

$53,075 · 1

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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Shiv Garge

Research Scientist I (Social/Behavioral Sciences)/Public Employee's Retirement Systems

2025 total comp

$66,378

Base pay: $64,005
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,372
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $66,378
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,942
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2755505580002
Salary Total: $6,699
Total Pay: $66,378

Shiv Garge holds the role of Research Scientist I (Social/Behavioral Sciences) at Public Employee's Retirement Systems. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $66,378. Their bargaining unit is R10.

Ashima Rani

Research Scientist I (Social/Behavioral Sciences)/Public Employee's Retirement Systems

2025 total comp

$28,197

Base pay: $28,047
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $150
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $28,197
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,707
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2755505580001
Salary Total: $6,707
Total Pay: $28,197

Ashima Rani is a Research Scientist I (Social/Behavioral Sciences) at Public Employee's Retirement Systems. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $28,197. They are represented by R10.