Data scientist · Albuquerque, NM

Data scientist in Albuquerque: $3,161/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Albuquerque at $98,750 a year. About 360 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.53). The 10th percentile is $58,260 and the 90th is $132,750. Pay ranks 146th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,119/mo). New Mexico taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,161 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Pueblo, about 237 miles away, at $4,213 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,161

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$98,750

$58,260 to $132,750

Rent (1 bd)

$1,119

$1,332 (2 bd)

Employment

360

Location quotient 0.53

Pay rank

146th of 281

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

7.4×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $98,750.

Taxes$2,040
Rent$1,119
Other living costs$1,910
Left over$3,161

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $98,750
Federal income tax: −$13,339
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,554
State income tax (NM): −$3,581
Take-home pay: $74,275
Effective tax rate: 24.8%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,119
Groceries: $376
Getting around: $547
Healthcare: $423
Utilities and internet: $235
Everything else: $329
Total spending: $3,029

Left over each month

$8,229 gross, minus $2,040 in tax and $3,029 in living costs.

$3,161

Rank every metro for a data scientist

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Pueblo, $4,213/mo.

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Questions

What does a data scientist make in Albuquerque?

$98,750 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 360 data scientist jobs are in the metro.

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

$3,161 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New Mexico taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,119, and pay covers 7.4× a year of it.

Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?

Pueblo, about 237 miles away, leaves $4,213 a month, more than Albuquerque.