California · 2025 pay · 161 people
How much does a research data supervisor make in California?
$105,257typical pay for a research data supervisor in 2025
$96,848 – $113,877what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 2.3% from 2024.
✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where research data supervisors work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- Department of Health Care Services23 people$105,790
- Employment Development Department20 people$106,149
- Department of Social Services15 people$98,271
- Department of Transportation9 people$108,122
- Department of Public Health8 people$95,296
- Department of Developmental Services7 people$84,301
- California Public Employees' Retirement System7 people$110,683
- Department of Industrial Relations6 people$109,597
- Department of State Hospitals6 people$104,056
- Department of Justice (Attorney General)5 people$106,922
- Department of Health Care Access and Information5 people$92,370
- Department of Consumer Affairs4 people$108,228
- California Correctional Health Care Services4 people$105,696
- Covered California4 people$110,552
- Department of Conservation4 people$113,453
- Department of Fish and Wildlife3 people$108,830
- Department of Forestry & Fire Protection3 people$116,718
- Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation3 people$111,447
- Board of State and Community Corrections3 people$110,109
- Office of the Governor2 people$111,552
- Lottery Commission2 people$56,342
- Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety2 people$91,960
- Department of Managed Health Care2 people$94,147
- Department of Finance2 people$96,812
- Department of Motor Vehicles2 people$119,631
- State Compensation Insurance Fund1 person$127,367
- California State Parks1 person$89,566
- Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery1 person$118,551
- Board of Equalization1 person$112,589
- Office of Emergency Services1 person$115,077
- Department of Human Resources1 person$119,997
- Department of Child Support Services1 person$110,336
- Department of Food & Agriculture1 person$118,631
- California Coastal Commission1 person$112,203
- Department of Education1 person$119,662
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Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Research Data Supervisor I73 people$101,835
- Research Data Supervisor II88 people$112,547
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).
- Research Data Supervisor (this page)$105,257 (everyone)
- Research Data Manager$126,412 (everyone)
Highest-paid research data supervisors, 2025
Common questions
How much does a research data supervisor make in California?
The typical research data supervisor was paid $105,257 in 2025; most earned between $96,848 and $113,877. This counts all 161 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.2% of all pay for research data supervisors in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Research Data Supervisor, at any level (for example "Research Data Supervisor I"). 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