Data scientist · Albany, NY

Data scientist in Albany: $2,770/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Albany at $98,940 a year. About 830 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.10). The 10th percentile is $64,450 and the 90th is $160,460. Pay ranks 144th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,367/mo). New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,770 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Elmira, about 150 miles away, at $4,835 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,770

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$98,940

$64,450 to $160,460

Rent (1 bd)

$1,367

$1,627 (2 bd)

Employment

830

Location quotient 1.10

Pay rank

144th of 281

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

6.0×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $98,940.

Taxes$2,153
Rent$1,367
Other living costs$1,955
Left over$2,770

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $98,940
Federal income tax: −$13,381
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,569
State income tax (NY): −$4,888
Take-home pay: $73,102
Effective tax rate: 26.1%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,367
Groceries: $397
Getting around: $517
Healthcare: $446
Utilities and internet: $248
Everything else: $347
Total spending: $3,322

Left over each month

$8,245 gross, minus $2,153 in tax and $3,322 in living costs.

$2,770

Rank every metro for a data scientist

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Elmira, $4,835/mo.

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Questions

What does a data scientist make in Albany?

$98,940 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 830 data scientist jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Albany?

$2,770 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,367, and pay covers 6.0× a year of it.

Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?

Elmira, about 150 miles away, leaves $4,835 a month, more than Albany.