Research Scientist Staff

Class code 5594 · Bargaining Unit R10

Formerly RESEARCH SCIENTIST III (EPIDEMIOLOGY/BIOSTATISTICS).

Authorized salary ranges

What CalHR authorizes this class to be paid.
Monthly	Annual
$8,327 to $10,779	$99,924 to $129,348

Representation

California Association of Professional Scientists (UAW Local 1115) represents Bargaining Unit R10, Professional Scientific.

Where these jobs are

128 state employees held this classification in 2025, from State Controller payroll data.

Department	Employees
Public Health, California Department of	89
Department of Health Care Services	13
Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment	11
Department of Health Care Access and Information	5
Pesticide Regulation, Deptartment of	4

Against the market

The BLS median wage for Epidemiologists across all California employers was $110,760 a year in 2025. This classification is authorized from $99,924 to $129,348 a year.

Footnotes

Footnote 01 Used in Pay Letters to designate 12-month probationary period. In the Alphabetic and Schematic Pay Scales Listings, a column is provided for designating the months of the probationary period. (Reinstituted 12/78)
Footnote 19 Rule of three ranks certification. (Effective 1/1/79, all open examinations are rule of three ranks per Government Code 19057.1.)