Data scientist · New York, NY
Data scientist in New York: $2,489/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in New York at $135,980 a year. About 23,160 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.45). The 10th percentile is $79,870 and the 90th is $216,030. Pay ranks 10th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($3,018/mo). New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 3.88% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,489 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Elmira, about 181 miles away, at $4,879 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$2,489
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$135,980
$79,870 to $216,030
Rent (1 bd)
$3,018
$3,593 (2 bd)
Employment
23,160
Location quotient 1.45
Pay rank
10th of 281
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $135,980.
- Taxes$3,679
- Rent$3,018
- Other$2,145
- Left$2,489
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $135,980
- Federal income tax
- −$21,369
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,402
- State income tax (NY)
- −$7,111
- City / county wage tax
- −$5,271
- Take-home pay
- $91,827
- Effective tax rate
- 32.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $3,018
- Groceries
- $496
- Getting around
- $347
- Healthcare
- $558
- Utilities and internet
- $310
- Everything else
- $434
- Total spending
- $5,163
After tax and rent
$2,489 left/mo
Rank every metro for a data scientist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Elmira, $4,879/mo.
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Compare New York with another city
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Questions
What does a data scientist make in New York?
$135,980 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 23,160 data scientist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in New York?
$2,489 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 3.88% city wage tax Rent is $3,018, and pay covers 3.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Elmira, about 181 miles away, leaves $4,879 a month, more than New York.