Data Scientists Salary in Sacramento, CA

Data Scientists pay range in Sacramento

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $77,430 a year or less, while the top 10% make $160,740 or more. The middle half of data scientists in Sacramento earn between $88,990 and $124,800.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Data Scientists salary after taxes in Sacramento

On the average salary of $112,740, a single filer in Sacramento takes home about $81,750 a year, or $6,812 a month and $3,144 every two weeks. Taxes take 27% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

Is Sacramento a good place for data scientists? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Sacramento area are 7% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 106.7), so the average $112,740 buys what about $105,690 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Sacramento ($59,750). A typical home costs $582,707, or 5.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Data Scientists salary in other California cities

Sacramento ranks 14th of 20 California metro areas for this job; San Jose pays the most ($212,760).

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Highest-paying cities for data scientists

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($212,760).

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