Data scientist · Kennewick, WA
Data scientist in Kennewick: $6,304/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Kennewick at $156,830 a year. About 150 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.68). The 10th percentile is $91,970 and the 90th is $228,760. Pay ranks 5th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,331/mo). Washington has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $6,304 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Yakima, about 71 miles away, at $6,977 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$6,304
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$156,830
$91,970 to $228,760
Rent (1 bd)
$1,331
$1,585 (2 bd)
Employment
150
Location quotient 0.68
Pay rank
5th of 281
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $156,830.
- Taxes$3,240
- Rent$1,331
- Other living costs$2,194
- Left over$6,304
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $156,830
- Federal income tax
- −$26,886
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$11,997
- State income tax (WA)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $117,946
- Effective tax rate
- 24.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,331
- Groceries
- $430
- Getting around
- $636
- Healthcare
- $483
- Utilities and internet
- $269
- Everything else
- $376
- Total spending
- $3,525
Left over each month
$13,069 gross, minus $3,240 in tax and $3,525 in living costs.
$6,304
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 Kennewick?
$156,830 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 150 data scientist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Kennewick?
$6,304 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Washington has no state income tax Rent is $1,331, and pay covers 9.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Yakima, about 71 miles away, leaves $6,977 a month, more than Kennewick.