Data scientist · Visalia, CA

Data scientist in Visalia: $2,520/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Visalia at $97,870 a year. About 40 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.13). The 10th percentile is $49,940 and the 90th is $162,080. Pay ranks 159th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,238/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,520 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Hanford, about 59 miles away, at $4,819 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,520

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$97,870

$49,940 to $162,080

Rent (1 bd)

$1,238

$1,474 (2 bd)

Employment

Location quotient 0.13

Pay rank

159th of 281

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

6.6×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $97,870.

Taxes$2,147
Rent$1,238
Other living costs$2,251
Left over$2,520

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $97,870
Federal income tax: −$13,145
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,487
State income tax (CA): −$5,129
Take-home pay: $72,108
Effective tax rate: 26.3%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,238
Groceries: $433
Getting around: $681
Healthcare: $487
Utilities and internet: $271
Everything else: $379
Total spending: $3,489

Left over each month

$8,156 gross, minus $2,147 in tax and $3,489 in living costs.

$2,520

Rank every metro for a data scientist

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Hanford, $4,819/mo.

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Questions

What does a data scientist make in Visalia?

$97,870 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 40 data scientist jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,520 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,238, and pay covers 6.6× a year of it.

Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?

Hanford, about 59 miles away, leaves $4,819 a month, more than Visalia.