Can a Machine Learning Engineer afford to live in San Antonio?

Excellent64% of take-home left to save โ€” you can save aggressively here.
Median salary (gross)
Machine Learning Engineer ยท San Antonio
$106,948
Income tax (~24% effective)
United States
โ€“ $25,341
Take-home pay
$6,801/mo
$81,607
Living costs (1 person)
$2,460/mo ยท derived
โ€“ $29,520
Savings potential
$4,341/mo ยท 64% of take-home
$52,087

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

How we calculated this

โ€ข Salary: BLS OES median for Machine Learning Engineer, adjusted for San Antonio.

โ€ข Tax: United States single-filer effective rate (~24%). Official calculator.

โ€ข 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.