Can a Data Scientist afford to live in Vancouver?

Excellent37% of take-home left to save — you can save aggressively here.
Median salary (gross)
Data Scientist · Vancouver
$97,022
Income tax (~29% effective)
Canada
– $27,847
Take-home pay
$5,765/mo
$69,175
Living costs (1 person)
$3,640/mo · derived
– $43,680
Savings potential
$2,125/mo · 37% of take-home
$25,495

Single professional, after-tax. Salary − tax − living costs = what you could save each year.

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How we calculated this

• Salary: CA-StatsCan median for Data Scientist, adjusted for Vancouver.

• Tax: Canada single-filer effective rate (~29%). Official calculator.

• Living costs: derived from cost-of-living index for a single professional.

Planning estimates, not financial or tax advice. Updated 2026. Your situation will differ.