Data scientist · Sacramento, CA
Data scientist in Sacramento: $2,543/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Sacramento at $103,700 a year. About 2,710 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.49). The 10th percentile is $77,430 and the 90th is $160,740. Pay ranks 96th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,663/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,543 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Chico, about 68 miles away, at $4,897 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$2,543
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$103,700
$77,430 to $160,740
Rent (1 bd)
$1,663
$1,980 (2 bd)
Employment
2,710
Location quotient 1.49
Pay rank
96th of 281
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $103,700.
- Taxes$2,299
- Rent$1,663
- Other$2,137
- Left$2,543
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $103,700
- Federal income tax
- −$13,984
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,933
- State income tax (CA)
- −$5,671
- Take-home pay
- $76,112
- Effective tax rate
- 26.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,663
- Groceries
- $424
- Getting around
- $600
- Healthcare
- $477
- Utilities and internet
- $265
- Everything else
- $371
- Total spending
- $3,800
After tax and rent
$2,543 left/mo
Rank every metro for a data scientist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Chico, $4,897/mo.
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Questions
What does a data scientist make in Sacramento?
$103,700 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,710 data scientist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Sacramento?
$2,543 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,663, and pay covers 5.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Chico, about 68 miles away, leaves $4,897 a month, more than Sacramento.