Data scientist · Yuma, AZ
Data scientist in Yuma: $3,278/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Yuma at $97,580 a year. About 50 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.39). The 10th percentile is $57,630 and the 90th is $131,250. Pay ranks 162nd-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($951/mo). Arizona charges a 2.50% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,278 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is El Centro, about 86 miles away, at $4,960 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,278
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$97,580
$57,630 to $131,250
Rent (1 bd)
$951
$1,132 (2 bd)
Employment
50
Location quotient 0.39
Pay rank
162nd of 281
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $97,580.
- Taxes$1,885
- Rent$951
- Other living costs$2,018
- Left over$3,278
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $97,580
- Federal income tax
- −$13,082
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,465
- State income tax (AZ)
- −$2,075
- Take-home pay
- $74,959
- Effective tax rate
- 23.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $951
- Groceries
- $390
- Getting around
- $603
- Healthcare
- $439
- Utilities and internet
- $244
- Everything else
- $342
- Total spending
- $2,969
Left over each month
$8,132 gross, minus $1,885 in tax and $2,969 in living costs.
$3,278
Rank every metro for a data scientist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: El Centro, $4,960/mo.
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Questions
What does a data scientist make in Yuma?
$97,580 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 50 data scientist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Yuma?
$3,278 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Arizona charges a 2.50% flat income tax Rent is $951, and pay covers 8.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
El Centro, about 86 miles away, leaves $4,960 a month, more than Yuma.