Data scientist · Bakersfield, CA
Data scientist in Bakersfield: $2,252/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Bakersfield at $92,200 a year. About 200 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 $65,840 and the 90th is $158,350. Pay ranks 201st-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,218/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,252 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Hanford, about 79 miles away, at $4,819 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,252
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$92,200
$65,840 to $158,350
Rent (1 bd)
$1,218
$1,450 (2 bd)
Employment
200
Location quotient 0.34
Pay rank
201st of 281
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $92,200.
- Taxes$1,963
- Rent$1,218
- Other living costs$2,251
- Left over$2,252
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $92,200
- Federal income tax
- −$11,898
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,053
- State income tax (CA)
- −$4,602
- Take-home pay
- $68,647
- Effective tax rate
- 25.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,218
- Groceries
- $433
- Getting around
- $681
- Healthcare
- $487
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $379
- Total spending
- $3,469
Left over each month
$7,683 gross, minus $1,963 in tax and $3,469 in living costs.
$2,252
Rank every metro for a data scientist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Hanford, $4,819/mo.
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Questions
What does a data scientist make in Bakersfield?
$92,200 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 200 data scientist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Bakersfield?
$2,252 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,218, and pay covers 6.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Hanford, about 79 miles away, leaves $4,819 a month, more than Bakersfield.