Data scientist · Redding, CA
Data scientist in Redding: $2,642/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Redding at $96,960 a year. About 60 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.47). The 10th percentile is $54,780 and the 90th is $161,420. Pay ranks 168th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,105/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,642 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Chico, about 79 miles away, at $4,855 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,642
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$96,960
$54,780 to $161,420
Rent (1 bd)
$1,105
$1,315 (2 bd)
Employment
60
Location quotient 0.47
Pay rank
168th of 281
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $96,960.
- Taxes$2,117
- Rent$1,105
- Other living costs$2,216
- Left over$2,642
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $96,960
- Federal income tax
- −$12,945
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,417
- State income tax (CA)
- −$5,044
- Take-home pay
- $71,553
- Effective tax rate
- 26.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,105
- Groceries
- $433
- Getting around
- $646
- Healthcare
- $487
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $379
- Total spending
- $3,321
Left over each month
$8,080 gross, minus $2,117 in tax and $3,321 in living costs.
$2,642
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 Redding?
$96,960 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 60 data scientist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Redding?
$2,642 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,105, and pay covers 7.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Chico, about 79 miles away, leaves $4,855 a month, more than Redding.