Data scientist · Fresno, CA
Data scientist in Fresno: $2,621/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Fresno at $101,250 a year. About 220 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.27). The 10th percentile is $53,470 and the 90th is $166,830. Pay ranks 122nd-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,356/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,621 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Chico, about 219 miles away, at $4,855 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,621
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$101,250
$53,470 to $166,830
Rent (1 bd)
$1,356
$1,614 (2 bd)
Employment
220
Location quotient 0.27
Pay rank
122nd of 281
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $101,250.
- Taxes$2,257
- Rent$1,356
- Other living costs$2,204
- Left over$2,621
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $101,250
- Federal income tax
- −$13,889
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,746
- State income tax (CA)
- −$5,443
- Take-home pay
- $74,172
- Effective tax rate
- 26.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,356
- Groceries
- $433
- Getting around
- $633
- Healthcare
- $487
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $379
- Total spending
- $3,560
Left over each month
$8,438 gross, minus $2,257 in tax and $3,560 in living costs.
$2,621
Rank every metro for a data scientist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Chico, $4,855/mo.
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Questions
What does a data scientist make in Fresno?
$101,250 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 220 data scientist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Fresno?
$2,621 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,356, and pay covers 6.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Chico, about 219 miles away, leaves $4,855 a month, more than Fresno.