Data scientist · Santa Rosa, CA

Data scientist in Santa Rosa: $2,885/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Santa Rosa at $119,930 a year. About 130 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.37). The 10th percentile is $64,410 and the 90th is $176,510. Pay ranks 48th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($2,100/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,885 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Chico, about 106 miles away, at $4,855 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,885

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$119,930

$64,410 to $176,510

Rent (1 bd)

$2,100

$2,500 (2 bd)

Employment

130

Location quotient 0.37

Pay rank

48th 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 $119,930.

Taxes$2,865
Rent$2,100
Other living costs$2,144
Left over$2,885

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $119,930
Federal income tax: −$18,030
Social Security and Medicare: −$9,175
State income tax (CA): −$7,181
Take-home pay: $85,545
Effective tax rate: 28.7%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $2,100
Groceries: $433
Getting around: $574
Healthcare: $487
Utilities and internet: $271
Everything else: $379
Total spending: $4,244

Left over each month

$9,994 gross, minus $2,865 in tax and $4,244 in living costs.

$2,885

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 Santa Rosa?

$119,930 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 130 data scientist jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,885 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $2,100, and pay covers 4.8× a year of it.

Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?

Chico, about 106 miles away, leaves $4,855 a month, more than Santa Rosa.