Data scientist · Waco, TX
Data scientist in Waco: $3,339/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Waco at $95,730 a year. About 100 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.47). The 10th percentile is $56,370 and the 90th is $154,090. Pay ranks 175th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,108/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,339 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Wichita Falls, about 167 miles away, at $5,146 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,339
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$95,730
$56,370 to $154,090
Rent (1 bd)
$1,108
$1,319 (2 bd)
Employment
100
Location quotient 0.47
Pay rank
175th of 281
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $95,730.
- Taxes$1,666
- Rent$1,108
- Other living costs$1,864
- Left over$3,339
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $95,730
- Federal income tax
- −$12,675
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,323
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $75,732
- Effective tax rate
- 20.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,108
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $549
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,972
Left over each month
$7,978 gross, minus $1,666 in tax and $2,972 in living costs.
$3,339
Rank every metro for a data scientist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Wichita Falls, $5,146/mo.
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Questions
What does a data scientist make in Waco?
$95,730 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 Waco?
$3,339 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,108, and pay covers 7.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Wichita Falls, about 167 miles away, leaves $5,146 a month, more than Waco.