Data scientist · Lubbock, TX
Data scientist in Lubbock: $3,251/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Lubbock at $89,490 a year. About 90 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.33). The 10th percentile is $54,370 and the 90th is $148,180. Pay ranks 216th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($817/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,251 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Wichita Falls, about 196 miles away, at $5,146 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,251
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$89,490
$54,370 to $148,180
Rent (1 bd)
$817
$973 (2 bd)
Employment
90
Location quotient 0.33
Pay rank
216th of 281
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $89,490.
- Taxes$1,512
- Rent$817
- Other living costs$1,877
- Left over$3,251
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $89,490
- Federal income tax
- −$11,302
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,846
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $71,342
- Effective tax rate
- 20.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $817
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $561
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,694
Left over each month
$7,458 gross, minus $1,512 in tax and $2,694 in living costs.
$3,251
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 Lubbock?
$89,490 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 90 data scientist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Lubbock?
$3,251 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $817, and pay covers 9.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Wichita Falls, about 196 miles away, leaves $5,146 a month, more than Lubbock.