Data scientist · Odessa, TX
Data scientist in Odessa: $4,787/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Odessa median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Texas median, $122,090 a year. Texas has about 25,860 data scientist jobs. The 10th percentile is $64,540 and the 90th is $170,780. On the pay used here, Odessa ranks 62nd-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 8.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,178/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,787 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is San Angelo, about 116 miles away, at $4,981 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,787
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$122,090
State median
Rent (1 bd)
$1,178
$1,402 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
62nd of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
8.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $122,090.
- Taxes$2,324
- Rent$1,178
- Other living costs$1,885
- Left over$4,787
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $122,090
- Federal income tax
- −$18,549
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,340
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $94,202
- Effective tax rate
- 22.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,178
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $570
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $3,063
Left over each month
$10,174 gross, minus $2,324 in tax and $3,063 in living costs.
$4,787
Rank every metro for a data scientist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: San Angelo, $4,981/mo.
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Questions
What does a data scientist make in Odessa?
$122,090 a year. That figure is the Texas 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 Odessa?
$4,787 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,178, and pay covers 8.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
San Angelo, about 116 miles away, leaves $4,981 a month, more than Odessa.