Data scientist · Trenton, NJ
Data scientist in Trenton: $4,199/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Trenton at $135,320 a year. About 430 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.06). The 10th percentile is $77,890 and the 90th is $209,470. Pay ranks 11th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,986/mo). New Jersey taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,199 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Elmira, about 167 miles away, at $4,835 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,199
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$135,320
$77,890 to $209,470
Rent (1 bd)
$1,986
$2,364 (2 bd)
Employment
430
Location quotient 1.06
Pay rank
11th of 281
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $135,320.
- Taxes$3,209
- Rent$1,986
- Other living costs$1,883
- Left over$4,199
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $135,320
- Federal income tax
- −$21,724
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,352
- State income tax (NJ)
- −$6,430
- Take-home pay
- $96,814
- Effective tax rate
- 28.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,986
- Groceries
- $398
- Getting around
- $438
- Healthcare
- $448
- Utilities and internet
- $249
- Everything else
- $349
- Total spending
- $3,869
Left over each month
$11,277 gross, minus $3,209 in tax and $3,869 in living costs.
$4,199
Rank every metro for a data scientist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Elmira, $4,835/mo.
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Questions
What does a data scientist make in Trenton?
$135,320 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 430 data scientist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Trenton?
$4,199 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New Jersey taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,986, and pay covers 5.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Elmira, about 167 miles away, leaves $4,835 a month, more than Trenton.