Data scientist · Las Vegas, NV
Data scientist in Las Vegas: $3,227/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Las Vegas at $98,930 a year. About 1,180 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.62). The 10th percentile is $58,440 and the 90th is $158,710. Pay ranks 145th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,267/mo). Nevada has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,227 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is El Centro, about 220 miles away, at $5,003 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$3,227
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$98,930
$58,440 to $158,710
Rent (1 bd)
$1,267
$1,508 (2 bd)
Employment
1,180
Location quotient 0.62
Pay rank
145th of 281
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $98,930.
- Taxes$1,709
- Rent$1,267
- Other$2,042
- Left$3,227
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $98,930
- Federal income tax
- −$12,935
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,568
- State income tax (NV)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $78,427
- Effective tax rate
- 20.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,267
- Groceries
- $400
- Getting around
- $592
- Healthcare
- $450
- Utilities and internet
- $250
- Everything else
- $350
- Total spending
- $3,309
After tax and rent
$3,227 left/mo
Rank every metro for a data scientist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: El Centro, $5,003/mo.
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Questions
What does a data scientist make in Las Vegas?
$98,930 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,180 data scientist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Las Vegas?
$3,227 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Nevada has no state income tax Rent is $1,267, and pay covers 6.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
El Centro, about 220 miles away, leaves $5,003 a month, more than Las Vegas.