Data scientist · Ames, IA
Data scientist in Ames: $2,674/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Ames at $79,430 a year. About 100 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.08). The 10th percentile is $61,280 and the 90th is $135,260. Pay ranks 259th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($760/mo). Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,674 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Mankato, about 148 miles away, at $4,919 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,674
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$79,430
$61,280 to $135,260
Rent (1 bd)
$760
$905 (2 bd)
Employment
100
Location quotient 1.08
Pay rank
259th of 281
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $79,430.
- Taxes$1,469
- Rent$760
- Other living costs$1,716
- Left over$2,674
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $79,430
- Federal income tax
- −$9,089
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,076
- State income tax (IA)
- −$2,464
- Take-home pay
- $61,801
- Effective tax rate
- 22.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $760
- Groceries
- $347
- Getting around
- $457
- Healthcare
- $391
- Utilities and internet
- $217
- Everything else
- $304
- Total spending
- $2,476
Left over each month
$6,619 gross, minus $1,469 in tax and $2,476 in living costs.
$2,674
Rank every metro for a data scientist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Mankato, $4,919/mo.
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Questions
What does a data scientist make in Ames?
$79,430 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 100 data scientist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Ames?
$2,674 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax Rent is $760, and pay covers 8.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Mankato, about 148 miles away, leaves $4,919 a month, more than Ames.