Data scientist · Olympia, WA
Data scientist in Olympia: $4,083/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Olympia at $120,040 a year. About 120 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.55). The 10th percentile is $70,600 and the 90th is $166,250. Pay ranks 46th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,552/mo). Washington has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,083 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Yakima, about 104 miles away, at $6,977 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,083
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$120,040
$70,600 to $166,250
Rent (1 bd)
$1,552
$1,848 (2 bd)
Employment
120
Location quotient 0.55
Pay rank
46th of 281
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $120,040.
- Taxes$2,270
- Rent$1,552
- Other living costs$2,098
- Left over$4,083
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $120,040
- Federal income tax
- −$18,057
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,183
- State income tax (WA)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $92,800
- Effective tax rate
- 22.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,552
- Groceries
- $430
- Getting around
- $541
- Healthcare
- $483
- Utilities and internet
- $269
- Everything else
- $376
- Total spending
- $3,650
Left over each month
$10,003 gross, minus $2,270 in tax and $3,650 in living costs.
$4,083
Rank every metro for a data scientist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Yakima, $6,977/mo.
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Questions
What does a data scientist make in Olympia?
$120,040 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 120 data scientist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Olympia?
$4,083 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Washington has no state income tax Rent is $1,552, and pay covers 6.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Yakima, about 104 miles away, leaves $6,977 a month, more than Olympia.