Data scientist · Seattle, WA
Data scientist in Seattle: $6,433/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Seattle at $164,740 a year. About 8,370 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 2.38). The 10th percentile is $81,130 and the 90th is $230,980. Pay ranks 4th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,758/mo). Washington has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $6,433 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Yakima, about 87 miles away, at $7,019 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$6,433
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$164,740
$81,130 to $230,980
Rent (1 bd)
$1,758
$2,093 (2 bd)
Employment
8,370
Location quotient 2.38
Pay rank
4th of 281
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $164,740.
- Taxes$3,406
- Rent$1,758
- Other$2,131
- Left$6,433
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $164,740
- Federal income tax
- −$28,272
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$12,603
- State income tax (WA)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $123,866
- Effective tax rate
- 24.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,758
- Groceries
- $452
- Getting around
- $493
- Healthcare
- $508
- Utilities and internet
- $283
- Everything else
- $395
- Total spending
- $3,889
After tax and rent
$6,433 left/mo
Rank every metro for a data scientist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Yakima, $7,019/mo.
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Questions
What does a data scientist make in Seattle?
$164,740 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 8,370 data scientist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Seattle?
$6,433 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Washington has no state income tax Rent is $1,758, and pay covers 7.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Yakima, about 87 miles away, leaves $7,019 a month, more than Seattle.