Data scientist · Akron, OH
Data scientist in Akron: $3,424/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Akron at $99,780 a year. About 270 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.50). The 10th percentile is $66,310 and the 90th is $138,690. Pay ranks 135th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($904/mo). Ohio taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 2.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,424 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Elmira, about 247 miles away, at $4,835 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,424
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$99,780
$66,310 to $138,690
Rent (1 bd)
$904
$1,076 (2 bd)
Employment
270
Location quotient 0.50
Pay rank
135th of 281
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $99,780.
- Taxes$2,102
- Rent$904
- Other living costs$1,885
- Left over$3,424
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $99,780
- Federal income tax
- −$13,566
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,633
- State income tax (OH)
- −$2,028
- City / county wage tax
- −$1,996
- Take-home pay
- $74,558
- Effective tax rate
- 25.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $904
- Groceries
- $375
- Getting around
- $526
- Healthcare
- $422
- Utilities and internet
- $234
- Everything else
- $328
- Total spending
- $2,789
Left over each month
$8,315 gross, minus $2,102 in tax and $2,789 in living costs.
$3,424
Rank every metro for a data scientist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Elmira, $4,835/mo.
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Questions
What does a data scientist make in Akron?
$99,780 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 270 data scientist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Akron?
$3,424 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Ohio taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 2.00% city wage tax Rent is $904, and pay covers 9.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Elmira, about 247 miles away, leaves $4,835 a month, more than Akron.