Data scientist · Abilene, TX
Data scientist in Abilene: $2,312/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Abilene at $83,600 a year. About 40 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.34). The 10th percentile is $38,490 and the 90th is $149,140. Pay ranks 234th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,421/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,312 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Wichita Falls, about 115 miles away, at $5,146 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,312
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$83,600
$38,490 to $149,140
Rent (1 bd)
$1,421
$1,692 (2 bd)
Employment
40
Location quotient 0.34
Pay rank
234th of 281
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $83,600.
- Taxes$1,367
- Rent$1,421
- Other living costs$1,867
- Left over$2,312
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $83,600
- Federal income tax
- −$10,006
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,395
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $67,199
- Effective tax rate
- 19.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,421
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $552
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $3,288
Left over each month
$6,967 gross, minus $1,367 in tax and $3,288 in living costs.
$2,312
Rank every metro for a data scientist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Wichita Falls, $5,146/mo.
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Questions
What does a data scientist make in Abilene?
$83,600 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 40 data scientist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Abilene?
$2,312 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,421, and pay covers 4.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Wichita Falls, about 115 miles away, leaves $5,146 a month, more than Abilene.