Research Scientist III (Social/Behavioral Sciences)

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

1 employees hold this title in Public Employee's Retirement Systems. Median total compensation for the role is $112,724, above the department median of $88,942.

Employees: 1
Total payroll: $112.7K
Role median: $112,724
Agency median: $88,942
Comparison: Above

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This role across California

Research Scientist III (Social/Behavioral Sciences) is held in 9 California departments. In Public Employee's Retirement Systems, the median of $112,724 ranks #7 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

Mental Hth Svs Overs/Acct Com

$122,818 · 2

Behav Hth Svs Overs/Acct Community

$118,725 · 3

Department of Public Health

$113,739 · 35

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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Yi-Shiu Liu

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

2025 total comp

$112,724

Base pay: $112,424
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $112,724
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,779
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2751725605001
Salary Total: $9,340
Total Pay: $112,724

Yi-Shiu Liu is a Research Scientist III (Social/Behavioral Sciences) at Public Employee's Retirement Systems. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $112,724. Union affiliation: R10.