Data scientist · Houston, TX
Data scientist take-home pay in Houston: $4,292 left over a month
A local data scientist wage of about $115,000 in Houston, TX, after Texas tax and a one-bedroom rent of $1,199. Leftover is take-home minus modelled monthly costs — not a cost-of-living index.
Left over monthly
$4,292
Local pay (annual)
$115,000
$7,441 take-home a month
One-bedroom rent
$1,199
$1,427 for a two-bedroom
Where the money goes
One adult, renting a one-bedroom, paid locally as a data scientist.
- Taxes$2,143
- Rent$1,199
- Other living costs$1,950
- Left over$4,292
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $115,000
- Federal income tax
- −$16,914
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,798
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $89,289
- Effective tax rate
- 22.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,199
- Groceries
- $380
- Getting around
- $572
- Healthcare
- $428
- Utilities and internet
- $238
- Everything else
- $333
- Total spending
- $3,149
Left over each month
$9,583 gross, minus $2,143 in tax and $3,149 in living costs.
$4,292
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Questions
What is data scientist take-home pay in Houston?
On a local data scientist wage of about $115,000, leftover after Texas tax and a one-bedroom rent of $1,199 is about $4,292 a month. Change the household on the rankings page to size it to you.
Does Houston tax a data scientist paycheck?
Houston is in Texas, which has no state income tax.
How does Houston compare for a data scientist?
Open the Houston paycheck page or rank all 387 metros for this job. Head-to-head comparisons apply both tax codes to the same data scientist household.