Data Scientists Salary in Lubbock, TX

Data Scientists pay range in Lubbock

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $54,370 a year or less, while the top 10% make $148,180 or more. The middle half of data scientists in Lubbock earn between $69,320 and $122,300.

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

Data Scientists salary after taxes in Lubbock

On the average salary of $96,610, a single filer in Lubbock takes home about $76,795 a year, or $6,400 a month and $2,954 every two weeks. Taxes take 21% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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

Prices in the Lubbock area are 9% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.3), so the average $96,610 buys what about $105,796 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Lubbock ($42,130). A typical home costs $213,766, or 2.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Data Scientists salary in other Texas cities

Lubbock ranks 15th of 18 Texas metro areas for this job; Austin pays the most ($126,830).

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

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