Data scientist · Sacramento, CA

Data scientist take-home pay in Sacramento: $3,117 left over a month

A local data scientist wage of about $116,000 in Sacramento, CA, after California tax and a one-bedroom rent of $1,677. Leftover is take-home minus modelled monthly costs — not a cost-of-living index.

Left over monthly

$3,117

Local pay (annual)

$116,000

$6,931 take-home a month

One-bedroom rent

$1,677

$1,996 for a two-bedroom

Where the money goes

One adult, renting a one-bedroom, paid locally as a data scientist.

  • Taxes$2,735
  • Rent$1,677
  • Other living costs$2,137
  • Left over$3,117

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$116,000
Federal income tax
−$17,134
Social Security and Medicare
−$8,874
State income tax (CA)
−$6,815
Take-home pay
$83,177
Effective tax rate
28.3%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$1,677
Groceries
$424
Getting around
$600
Healthcare
$477
Utilities and internet
$265
Everything else
$371
Total spending
$3,814

Left over each month

$9,667 gross, minus $2,735 in tax and $3,814 in living costs.

$3,117

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Questions

What is data scientist take-home pay in Sacramento?

On a local data scientist wage of about $116,000, leftover after California tax and a one-bedroom rent of $1,677 is about $3,117 a month. Change the household on the rankings page to size it to you.

Does Sacramento tax a data scientist paycheck?

Sacramento is in California, which taxes wage income.

How does Sacramento compare for a data scientist?

Open the Sacramento paycheck page or rank all 387 metros for this job. Head-to-head comparisons apply both tax codes to the same data scientist household.