Data scientist · Killeen, TX
Data scientist in Killeen: $3,697/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Killeen at $98,620 a year. About 100 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.39). The 10th percentile is $52,340 and the 90th is $157,430. Pay ranks 148th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($932/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,697 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Wichita Falls, about 183 miles away, at $5,146 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,697
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$98,620
$52,340 to $157,430
Rent (1 bd)
$932
$1,109 (2 bd)
Employment
100
Location quotient 0.39
Pay rank
148th of 281
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $98,620.
- Taxes$1,738
- Rent$932
- Other living costs$1,851
- Left over$3,697
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $98,620
- Federal income tax
- −$13,310
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,544
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $77,765
- Effective tax rate
- 21.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $932
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $536
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,783
Left over each month
$8,218 gross, minus $1,738 in tax and $2,783 in living costs.
$3,697
Rank every metro for a data scientist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Wichita Falls, $5,146/mo.
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Questions
What does a data scientist make in Killeen?
$98,620 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 100 data scientist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Killeen?
$3,697 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $932, and pay covers 8.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Wichita Falls, about 183 miles away, leaves $5,146 a month, more than Killeen.