Data scientist · Santa Maria, CA

Data scientist in Santa Maria: $2,391/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Santa Maria at $113,990 a year. About 190 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.55). The 10th percentile is $68,690 and the 90th is $205,040. Pay ranks 57th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($2,323/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,391 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Hanford, about 107 miles away, at $4,819 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,391

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$113,990

$68,690 to $205,040

Rent (1 bd)

$2,323

$2,765 (2 bd)

Employment

190

Location quotient 0.55

Pay rank

57th 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 $113,990.

Taxes$2,670
Rent$2,323
Other living costs$2,115
Left over$2,391

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $113,990
Federal income tax: −$16,692
Social Security and Medicare: −$8,720
State income tax (CA): −$6,628
Take-home pay: $81,950
Effective tax rate: 28.1%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $2,323
Groceries: $433
Getting around: $544
Healthcare: $487
Utilities and internet: $271
Everything else: $379
Total spending: $4,438

Left over each month

$9,499 gross, minus $2,670 in tax and $4,438 in living costs.

$2,391

Rank every metro for a data scientist

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Hanford, $4,819/mo.

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Questions

What does a data scientist make in Santa Maria?

$113,990 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 190 data scientist jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,391 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $2,323, and pay covers 4.1× a year of it.

Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?

Hanford, about 107 miles away, leaves $4,819 a month, more than Santa Maria.