Data scientist · Salem, OR
Data scientist in Salem: $3,666/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Salem at $124,040 a year. About 90 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.28). The 10th percentile is $78,040 and the 90th is $162,570. Pay ranks 36th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,270/mo). Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,666 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Yakima, about 150 miles away, at $6,977 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,666
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$124,040
$78,040 to $162,570
Rent (1 bd)
$1,270
$1,512 (2 bd)
Employment
90
Location quotient 0.28
Pay rank
36th of 281
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $124,040.
- Taxes$3,235
- Rent$1,270
- Other living costs$2,166
- Left over$3,666
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $124,040
- Federal income tax
- −$19,017
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,489
- State income tax (OR)
- −$10,312
- Take-home pay
- $85,222
- Effective tax rate
- 31.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,270
- Groceries
- $434
- Getting around
- $593
- Healthcare
- $488
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $380
- Total spending
- $3,436
Left over each month
$10,337 gross, minus $3,235 in tax and $3,436 in living costs.
$3,666
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 Salem?
$124,040 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 90 data scientist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Salem?
$3,666 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,270, and pay covers 8.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Yakima, about 150 miles away, leaves $6,977 a month, more than Salem.