Data scientist · Salinas, CA
Data scientist in Salinas: $1,945/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Salinas at $99,850 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 $59,600 and the 90th is $175,770. Pay ranks 134th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($2,023/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,945 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Chico, about 237 miles away, at $4,855 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,945
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$99,850
$59,600 to $175,770
Rent (1 bd)
$2,023
$2,408 (2 bd)
Employment
90
Location quotient 0.28
Pay rank
134th of 281
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $99,850.
- Taxes$2,211
- Rent$2,023
- Other living costs$2,142
- Left over$1,945
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $99,850
- Federal income tax
- −$13,581
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,639
- State income tax (CA)
- −$5,313
- Take-home pay
- $73,317
- Effective tax rate
- 26.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $2,023
- Groceries
- $433
- Getting around
- $572
- Healthcare
- $487
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $379
- Total spending
- $4,165
Left over each month
$8,321 gross, minus $2,211 in tax and $4,165 in living costs.
$1,945
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 Salinas?
$99,850 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 Salinas?
$1,945 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $2,023, and pay covers 4.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Chico, about 237 miles away, leaves $4,855 a month, more than Salinas.