California State Controller's Office · 2025 pay · 108 people
How much does a research analyst make in California State Controller's Office?
$102,796typical pay for a research analyst in 2025
$82,091 – $121,424what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 3.8% from 2024.
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Where research analysts work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- Orange County34 people$89,484
- Los Angeles Community College District17 people$130,886
- MiraCosta Community College District7 people$119,841
- Los Rios Community College District6 people$95,313
- Cerritos Community College District5 people$105,705
- San Jose-Evergreen Community College District4 people$99,707
- Mt. San Antonio Community College District4 people$116,024
- West Valley-Mission Community College District4 people$146,152
- Ventura County Community College District4 people$116,297
- Riverside Community College District3 people$114,662
- San Diego Association of Governments3 people$73,665
- Compton Community College District3 people$80,738
- Redwoods Community College District2 people$98,396
- Sonoma County Junior College District2 people$112,030
- Sequoias Community College District2 people$134,219
- Solano Community College District1 person$47,642
- Fresno Regional Workforce Investment Board1 person$34,792
- Chabot-Las Positas Community College District1 person$97,892
- Rio Hondo Community College District1 person$102,425
- Coast Community College District1 person$100,752
- Shasta-Tehama-Trinity Joint Community College District1 person$88,242
- Marin Community College District1 person$21,654
- Santa Clarita Community College District1 person$74,386
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Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Research Analyst II5 people$96,462
- Research Analyst101 people$103,963
Related jobs and the next step up
Same line of work at a different rank, by typical pay (full-year employees where we can tell).
- Assistant Research Analyst$89,913 (everyone)
- Associate Research Analyst$98,907 (everyone)
- Research Analyst (this page)$102,796 (everyone)
- Senior Research Analyst$108,492 (everyone)
- Supervising Research Analyst$121,807 (everyone)
- Research Analyst Senior$122,350 (everyone)
Highest-paid research analysts, 2025
Common questions
How much does a research analyst make in California State Controller's Office?
The typical research analyst was paid $102,796 in 2025; most earned between $82,091 and $121,424. This counts all 108 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.5% of all pay for research analysts in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Research Analyst, at any level (for example "Research Analyst II"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this