Data scientist · Chico, CA
Data scientist in Chico: $4,855/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Chico median for this job. The paycheck used here is the California median, $141,590 a year. BLS still counts about 40 data scientist jobs in the metro, without a published wage. California has about 39,310 data scientist jobs. The 10th percentile is $77,480 and the 90th is $224,920. On the pay used here, Chico ranks 14th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 10.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,174/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,855 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, San Jose is the strongest other metro for this job ($4,797 left over a month), and Chico still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,855
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$141,590
State median
Rent (1 bd)
$1,174
$1,398 (2 bd)
Employment
40
Location quotient 0.32
Pay rank
14th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
10.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $141,590.
- Taxes$3,605
- Rent$1,174
- Other living costs$2,166
- Left over$4,855
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $141,590
- Federal income tax
- −$23,229
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,832
- State income tax (CA)
- −$9,195
- Take-home pay
- $98,335
- Effective tax rate
- 30.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,174
- Groceries
- $433
- Getting around
- $596
- Healthcare
- $487
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $379
- Total spending
- $3,340
Left over each month
$11,799 gross, minus $3,605 in tax and $3,340 in living costs.
$4,855
Rank every metro for a data scientist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: San Jose, $4,797/mo.
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Questions
What does a data scientist make in Chico?
$141,590 a year. That figure is the California median from BLS OEWS May 2025, because the metro wage was not published. About 40 data scientist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Chico?
$4,855 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,174, and pay covers 10.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Chico leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is San Jose at $4,797 a month.