Data scientist · Stockton, CA
Data scientist in Stockton: $2,297/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Stockton at $101,370 a year. About 100 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.20). The 10th percentile is $62,890 and the 90th is $180,600. Pay ranks 120th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,674/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,297 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Chico, about 121 miles away, at $4,855 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,297
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$101,370
$62,890 to $180,600
Rent (1 bd)
$1,674
$1,993 (2 bd)
Employment
100
Location quotient 0.20
Pay rank
120th of 281
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $101,370.
- Taxes$2,260
- Rent$1,674
- Other living costs$2,216
- Left over$2,297
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $101,370
- Federal income tax
- −$13,915
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,755
- State income tax (CA)
- −$5,455
- Take-home pay
- $74,245
- Effective tax rate
- 26.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,674
- Groceries
- $433
- Getting around
- $646
- Healthcare
- $487
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $379
- Total spending
- $3,890
Left over each month
$8,448 gross, minus $2,260 in tax and $3,890 in living costs.
$2,297
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 Stockton?
$101,370 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 100 data scientist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Stockton?
$2,297 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,674, and pay covers 5.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Chico, about 121 miles away, leaves $4,855 a month, more than Stockton.