Data scientist · Anchorage, AK
Data scientist in Anchorage: $2,797/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Anchorage at $98,630 a year. About 120 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.39). The 10th percentile is $57,180 and the 90th is $177,690. Pay ranks 147th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,392/mo). Alaska has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,797 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Fairbanks is the strongest other metro for this job ($1,940 left over a month), and Anchorage still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,797
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$98,630
$57,180 to $177,690
Rent (1 bd)
$1,392
$1,657 (2 bd)
Employment
120
Location quotient 0.39
Pay rank
147th of 281
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $98,630.
- Taxes$1,738
- Rent$1,392
- Other living costs$2,292
- Left over$2,797
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $98,630
- Federal income tax
- −$13,313
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,545
- State income tax (AK)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $77,772
- Effective tax rate
- 21.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,392
- Groceries
- $457
- Getting around
- $636
- Healthcare
- $514
- Utilities and internet
- $286
- Everything else
- $400
- Total spending
- $3,684
Left over each month
$8,219 gross, minus $1,738 in tax and $3,684 in living costs.
$2,797
Rank every metro for a data scientist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Fairbanks, $1,940/mo.
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Questions
What does a data scientist make in Anchorage?
$98,630 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 120 data scientist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Anchorage?
$2,797 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Alaska has no state income tax Rent is $1,392, and pay covers 5.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Anchorage leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Fairbanks at $1,940 a month.