California / State Polytech University / Research Fellow
Job-title file
Research Fellow
Collect and analyze data to inform decisions, produce reports, and identify trends.
12 employees hold this title in State Polytech University. Median total compensation for the role is $63,854, above the department median of $48,119.
- Employees
- 12
- Total payroll
- $730.1K
- Role median
- $63,854
- Agency median
- $48,119
- Comparison
- Above
What the records show
Role pay distribution
Pay distribution for this role
How total compensation varies among the 12 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 Fellow pay vs. California
Across all employers in California, the median wage for Survey Researchers — about 1,180 people — is $83,520. State Polytech University pays a median base salary of $63,854 for this role, 24% below that figure — about the 21st percentile of local pay for the occupation.
Where State Polytech University sits in the local pay range
The bar is the range of annual wages for Survey Researchers across every employer in California, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows State Polytech University’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Survey Researchers — about 8,290 people — is $69,460. State Polytech University’s median base salary is 8% below that national figure, about the 42nd percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
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.
Median total compensation for this role at State Polytech University is $63,854, 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 Fellow is held in 4 California departments. In State Polytech University, the median of $63,854 ranks #3 of 4.
Highest-paying departments for this role
Median total compensation for the Research Fellow role in other Californiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
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