Data scientist · Bellingham, WA
Data scientist in Bellingham: $4,163/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Bellingham at $120,180 a year. About 40 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.25). The 10th percentile is $71,540 and the 90th is $195,910. Pay ranks 45th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,471/mo). Washington has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,163 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Yakima, about 173 miles away, at $6,977 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,163
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$120,180
$71,540 to $195,910
Rent (1 bd)
$1,471
$1,751 (2 bd)
Employment
40
Location quotient 0.25
Pay rank
45th of 281
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $120,180.
- Taxes$2,274
- Rent$1,471
- Other living costs$2,107
- Left over$4,163
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $120,180
- Federal income tax
- −$18,090
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,194
- State income tax (WA)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $92,896
- Effective tax rate
- 22.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,471
- Groceries
- $430
- Getting around
- $550
- Healthcare
- $483
- Utilities and internet
- $269
- Everything else
- $376
- Total spending
- $3,578
Left over each month
$10,015 gross, minus $2,274 in tax and $3,578 in living costs.
$4,163
Rank every metro for a data scientist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Yakima, $6,977/mo.
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Questions
What does a data scientist make in Bellingham?
$120,180 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 Bellingham?
$4,163 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Washington has no state income tax Rent is $1,471, and pay covers 6.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Yakima, about 173 miles away, leaves $6,977 a month, more than Bellingham.