Data scientist · Yakima, WA
Data scientist in Yakima: $6,977/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Yakima median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Washington median, $163,350 a year. Washington has about 9,600 data scientist jobs. The 10th percentile is $79,930 and the 90th is $220,040. On the pay used here, Yakima ranks 5th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 13.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($991/mo). Washington has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $6,977 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Walla Walla is the strongest other metro for this job ($6,935 left over a month), and Yakima still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$6,977
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$163,350
State median
Rent (1 bd)
$991
$1,180 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
5th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
13.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $163,350.
- Taxes$3,412
- Rent$991
- Other living costs$2,232
- Left over$6,977
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $163,350
- Federal income tax
- −$28,451
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$12,496
- State income tax (WA)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $122,403
- Effective tax rate
- 25.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $991
- Groceries
- $430
- Getting around
- $675
- Healthcare
- $483
- Utilities and internet
- $269
- Everything else
- $376
- Total spending
- $3,223
Left over each month
$13,613 gross, minus $3,412 in tax and $3,223 in living costs.
$6,977
Rank every metro for a data scientist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Walla Walla, $6,935/mo.
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Questions
What does a data scientist make in Yakima?
$163,350 a year. That figure is the Washington median from BLS OEWS May 2025, because the metro wage was not published.
What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Yakima?
$6,977 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Washington has no state income tax Rent is $991, and pay covers 13.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Yakima leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Walla Walla at $6,935 a month.