Data scientist · El Paso, TX

Data scientist in El Paso: $3,468/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in El Paso at $95,430 a year. About 320 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.56). The 10th percentile is $60,390 and the 90th is $141,850. Pay ranks 177th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,008/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,468 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Midland, about 211 miles away, at $4,896 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,468

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$95,430

$60,390 to $141,850

Rent (1 bd)

$1,008

$1,200 (2 bd)

Employment

320

Location quotient 0.56

Pay rank

177th of 281

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

7.9×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $95,430.

Taxes$1,659
Rent$1,008
Other living costs$1,817
Left over$3,468

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $95,430
Federal income tax: −$12,609
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,300
State income tax (TX): None
Take-home pay: $75,521
Effective tax rate: 20.9%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,008
Groceries: $356
Getting around: $527
Healthcare: $401
Utilities and internet: $223
Everything else: $312
Total spending: $2,825

Left over each month

$7,953 gross, minus $1,659 in tax and $2,825 in living costs.

$3,468

Rank every metro for a data scientist

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Midland, $4,896/mo.

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Questions

What does a data scientist make in El Paso?

$95,430 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 320 data scientist jobs are in the metro.

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

$3,468 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,008, and pay covers 7.9× a year of it.

Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?

Midland, about 211 miles away, leaves $4,896 a month, more than El Paso.