Data scientist · Austin, TX
Data scientist in Austin: $4,956/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Austin at $127,360 a year. About 3,730 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.71). The 10th percentile is $74,640 and the 90th is $186,010. Pay ranks 30th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,221/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,956 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Wichita Falls, about 249 miles away, at $5,189 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$4,956
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$127,360
$74,640 to $186,010
Rent (1 bd)
$1,221
$1,453 (2 bd)
Employment
3,730
Location quotient 1.71
Pay rank
30th of 281
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $127,360.
- Taxes$2,420
- Rent$1,221
- Other$2,016
- Left$4,956
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $127,360
- Federal income tax
- −$19,300
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,743
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $98,317
- Effective tax rate
- 22.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,221
- Groceries
- $400
- Getting around
- $566
- Healthcare
- $450
- Utilities and internet
- $250
- Everything else
- $350
- Total spending
- $3,237
After tax and rent
$4,956 left/mo
Rank every metro for a data scientist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Wichita Falls, $5,189/mo.
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Questions
What does a data scientist make in Austin?
$127,360 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 3,730 data scientist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Austin?
$4,956 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,221, and pay covers 8.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Wichita Falls, about 249 miles away, leaves $5,189 a month, more than Austin.