California / Public Employee's Retirement Systems / 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.

2 employees hold this title in Public Employee's Retirement Systems. Median total compensation for the role is $88,081, below the department median of $88,942.

Employees: 2
Total payroll: $176.2K
Role median: $88,081
Agency median: $88,942
Comparison: Below

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This role across California

Research Scientist III (Epidemiology/Biostatistics) is held in 9 California departments. In Public Employee's Retirement Systems, the median of $88,081 ranks #8 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 Public Health

$110,586 · 107

Department of Health Care Services

$110,011 · 15

Envirnmtl Health Hazrd Assess

$101,146 · 13

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 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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Chenyu Li

Research Scientist III (Epidemiology/Biostatistics)/Public Employee's Retirement Systems

2025 total comp

$103,046

Base pay: $102,746
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $103,046
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,743
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2751725594001
Salary Total: $8,699
Total Pay: $103,046

Chenyu Li works as a Research Scientist III (Epidemiology/Biostatistics) for Public Employee's Retirement Systems. Their status is full-time. Chenyu earned $103,046 in 2025. They are represented by R10.

Jennifer Joseph

Research Scientist III (Epidemiology/Biostatistics)/Public Employee's Retirement Systems

2025 total comp

$73,115

Base pay: $72,890
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $225
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $73,115
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,955
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2751725594002
Salary Total: $8,821
Total Pay: $73,115

Jennifer Joseph holds the role of Research Scientist III (Epidemiology/Biostatistics) at Public Employee's Retirement Systems. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $73,115. Union affiliation: R10.