Data scientist · Santa Fe, NM

Data scientist in Santa Fe: $2,645/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Santa Fe median for this job. The paycheck used here is the New Mexico median, $95,850 a year. New Mexico has about 560 data scientist jobs. The 10th percentile is $49,990 and the 90th is $133,660. On the pay used here, Santa Fe ranks 256th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 5.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,503/mo). New Mexico taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,645 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Colorado Springs, about 241 miles away, at $4,446 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,645

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$95,850

State median

Rent (1 bd)

$1,503

$1,789 (2 bd)

Employment

Not published

Pay rank

256th of 387

Includes estimated pay

Pay vs rent

5.3×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $95,850.

Taxes$1,956
Rent$1,503
Other living costs$1,883
Left over$2,645

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $95,850
Federal income tax: −$12,701
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,333
State income tax (NM): −$3,439
Take-home pay: $72,377
Effective tax rate: 24.5%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,503
Groceries: $384
Getting around: $491
Healthcare: $432
Utilities and internet: $240
Everything else: $336
Total spending: $3,386

Left over each month

$7,988 gross, minus $1,956 in tax and $3,386 in living costs.

$2,645

Rank every metro for a data scientist

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Colorado Springs, $4,446/mo.

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Questions

What does a data scientist make in Santa Fe?

$95,850 a year. That figure is the New Mexico median from BLS OEWS May 2025, because the metro wage was not published.

What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Santa Fe?

$2,645 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New Mexico taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,503, and pay covers 5.3× a year of it.

Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?

Colorado Springs, about 241 miles away, leaves $4,446 a month, more than Santa Fe.