Data scientist · San Francisco, CA
Data scientist in San Francisco: $4,592/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in San Francisco at $170,110 a year. About 10,460 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 2.61). The 10th percentile is $99,170 and the 90th is $272,430. Pay ranks 2nd-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($2,635/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,592 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Chico, about 136 miles away, at $4,897 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$4,592
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$170,110
$99,170 to $272,430
Rent (1 bd)
$2,635
$3,137 (2 bd)
Employment
10,460
Location quotient 2.61
Pay rank
2nd of 281
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $170,110.
- Taxes$4,535
- Rent$2,635
- Other$2,414
- Left$4,592
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $170,110
- Federal income tax
- −$29,560
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$13,013
- State income tax (CA)
- −$11,847
- Take-home pay
- $115,689
- Effective tax rate
- 32.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $2,635
- Groceries
- $512
- Getting around
- $558
- Healthcare
- $576
- Utilities and internet
- $320
- Everything else
- $448
- Total spending
- $5,049
After tax and rent
$4,592 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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Compare San Francisco with another city
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Questions
What does a data scientist make in San Francisco?
$170,110 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 10,460 data scientist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in San Francisco?
$4,592 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $2,635, and pay covers 5.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Chico, about 136 miles away, leaves $4,897 a month, more than San Francisco.