California · 2025 pay · 740 people
How much does a research data analyst make in California?
$60,873typical pay for a research data analyst in 2025
$22,112 – $87,002what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay fell 15.3% from 2024.
✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where research data analysts work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- University of California, San Francisco205 people$63,219
- University of California, San Diego158 people$71,473
- University of California, Los Angeles146 people$72,778
- University of California, Berkeley122 people$29,738
- University of California, Davis68 people$86,346
- University of California, Irvine27 people$40,586
- University of California, Santa Cruz5 people$50,695
- University of California, Riverside5 people$13,800
- University of California, Santa Barbara2 people$36,297
- University of California, Merced2 people$13,741
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Research Data Analyst 1122 people$18,725
- Research Data Analyst 3155 people$56,604
- Research Data Analyst 2404 people$70,980
- Research Data Analyst 55 people$79,193
- Research Data Analyst 454 people$93,125
Highest-paid research data analysts, 2025
Common questions
How much does a research data analyst make in California?
The typical research data analyst was paid $60,873 in 2025; most earned between $22,112 and $87,002. This counts all 740 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.4% of all pay for research data analysts in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Research Data Analyst, at any level (for example "Research Data Analyst 1"). 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