Data Scientists Salary in Albuquerque, NM

Data Scientists pay range in Albuquerque

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $58,260 a year or less, while the top 10% make $132,750 or more. The middle half of data scientists in Albuquerque earn between $69,700 and $117,350.

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

Data Scientists salary after taxes in Albuquerque

On the average salary of $97,160, a single filer in Albuquerque takes home about $73,752 a year, or $6,146 a month and $2,837 every two weeks. Taxes take 24% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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

Prices in the Albuquerque area are 4% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 95.5), so the average $97,160 buys what about $101,689 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Albuquerque ($48,060). A typical home costs $352,894, or 3.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Data Scientists salary in other New Mexico cities

Albuquerque ranks 1st of 2 New Mexico metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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