Data scientist · Spokane, WA
Data scientist in Spokane: $4,471/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Spokane at $117,250 a year. About 160 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 $68,770 and the 90th is $175,160. Pay ranks 50th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,187/mo). Washington has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,471 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Yakima, about 183 miles away, at $6,977 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,471
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$117,250
$68,770 to $175,160
Rent (1 bd)
$1,187
$1,413 (2 bd)
Employment
160
Location quotient 0.37
Pay rank
50th of 281
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $117,250.
- Taxes$2,198
- Rent$1,187
- Other living costs$1,915
- Left over$4,471
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $117,250
- Federal income tax
- −$17,409
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,970
- State income tax (WA)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $90,871
- Effective tax rate
- 22.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,187
- Groceries
- $380
- Getting around
- $538
- Healthcare
- $428
- Utilities and internet
- $238
- Everything else
- $333
- Total spending
- $3,102
Left over each month
$9,771 gross, minus $2,198 in tax and $3,102 in living costs.
$4,471
Rank every metro for a data scientist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Yakima, $6,977/mo.
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Questions
What does a data scientist make in Spokane?
$117,250 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 160 data scientist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Spokane?
$4,471 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Washington has no state income tax Rent is $1,187, and pay covers 8.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Yakima, about 183 miles away, leaves $6,977 a month, more than Spokane.