Data scientist · San Diego, CA
Data scientist in San Diego: $3,076/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in San Diego at $130,990 a year. About 2,830 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.09). The 10th percentile is $74,110 and the 90th is $201,190. Pay ranks 19th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($2,292/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,076 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is El Centro, about 82 miles away, at $5,003 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$3,076
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$130,990
$74,110 to $201,190
Rent (1 bd)
$2,292
$2,728 (2 bd)
Employment
2,830
Location quotient 1.09
Pay rank
19th of 281
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $130,990.
- Taxes$3,200
- Rent$2,292
- Other$2,348
- Left$3,076
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $130,990
- Federal income tax
- −$20,172
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,021
- State income tax (CA)
- −$8,209
- Take-home pay
- $92,588
- Effective tax rate
- 29.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $2,292
- Groceries
- $468
- Getting around
- $650
- Healthcare
- $527
- Utilities and internet
- $293
- Everything else
- $410
- Total spending
- $4,640
After tax and rent
$3,076 left/mo
Rank every metro for a data scientist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: El Centro, $5,003/mo.
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Questions
What does a data scientist make in San Diego?
$130,990 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,830 data scientist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in San Diego?
$3,076 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $2,292, and pay covers 4.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
El Centro, about 82 miles away, leaves $5,003 a month, more than San Diego.