Research Scientist Senior

Class code 5609 · Bargaining Unit R10

Formerly RESEARCH SCIENTIST IV (EPIDEMIOLOGY/BIOSTATISTICS).

Authorized salary ranges

What CalHR authorizes this class to be paid.
Monthly	Annual
$9,573 to $12,394	$114,876 to $148,728

Representation

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

Where these jobs are

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

Department	Employees
Public Health, California Department of	7
Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment	5
Department of Health Care Services	3
Department of Food & Agriculture	1
Department of Health Care Access and Information	1

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 $114,876 to $148,728 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.)