Data scientist · Oxnard, CA
Data scientist in Oxnard: $3,000/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Oxnard at $126,360 a year. About 460 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.84). The 10th percentile is $66,700 and the 90th is $179,470. Pay ranks 31st-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($2,281/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,000 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is El Centro, about 235 miles away, at $4,960 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,000
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$126,360
$66,700 to $179,470
Rent (1 bd)
$2,281
$2,715 (2 bd)
Employment
460
Location quotient 0.84
Pay rank
31st of 281
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $126,360.
- Taxes$3,085
- Rent$2,281
- Other living costs$2,164
- Left over$3,000
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $126,360
- Federal income tax
- −$19,573
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,667
- State income tax (CA)
- −$7,779
- Take-home pay
- $89,341
- Effective tax rate
- 29.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $2,281
- Groceries
- $433
- Getting around
- $593
- Healthcare
- $487
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $379
- Total spending
- $4,445
Left over each month
$10,530 gross, minus $3,085 in tax and $4,445 in living costs.
$3,000
Rank every metro for a data scientist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: El Centro, $4,960/mo.
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Questions
What does a data scientist make in Oxnard?
$126,360 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 460 data scientist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Oxnard?
$3,000 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $2,281, and pay covers 4.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
El Centro, about 235 miles away, leaves $4,960 a month, more than Oxnard.