Data scientist · Merced, CA
Data scientist in Merced: $4,712/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Merced median for this job. The paycheck used here is the California median, $141,590 a year. California has about 39,310 data scientist jobs. The 10th percentile is $77,480 and the 90th is $224,920. On the pay used here, Merced ranks 14th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 9.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,271/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,712 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Chico, about 177 miles away, at $4,855 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,712
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$141,590
State median
Rent (1 bd)
$1,271
$1,513 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
14th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
9.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $141,590.
- Taxes$3,605
- Rent$1,271
- Other living costs$2,212
- Left over$4,712
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $141,590
- Federal income tax
- −$23,229
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,832
- State income tax (CA)
- −$9,195
- Take-home pay
- $98,335
- Effective tax rate
- 30.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,271
- Groceries
- $433
- Getting around
- $642
- Healthcare
- $487
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $379
- Total spending
- $3,483
Left over each month
$11,799 gross, minus $3,605 in tax and $3,483 in living costs.
$4,712
Rank every metro for a data scientist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Chico, $4,855/mo.
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Questions
What does a data scientist make in Merced?
$141,590 a year. That figure is the California median from BLS OEWS May 2025, because the metro wage was not published.
What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Merced?
$4,712 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,271, and pay covers 9.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Chico, about 177 miles away, leaves $4,855 a month, more than Merced.