Data scientist · Ann Arbor, MI
Data scientist in Ann Arbor: $3,577/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Ann Arbor at $112,680 a year. About 340 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.90). The 10th percentile is $60,810 and the 90th is $158,530. Pay ranks 60th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,492/mo). Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,577 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Sheboygan, about 222 miles away, at $4,760 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,577
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$112,680
$60,810 to $158,530
Rent (1 bd)
$1,492
$1,776 (2 bd)
Employment
340
Location quotient 0.90
Pay rank
60th of 281
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $112,680.
- Taxes$2,558
- Rent$1,492
- Other living costs$1,763
- Left over$3,577
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $112,680
- Federal income tax
- −$16,404
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,620
- State income tax (MI)
- −$4,551
- City / county wage tax
- −$1,127
- Take-home pay
- $81,979
- Effective tax rate
- 27.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,492
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $394
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $3,255
Left over each month
$9,390 gross, minus $2,558 in tax and $3,255 in living costs.
$3,577
Rank every metro for a data scientist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Sheboygan, $4,760/mo.
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Questions
What does a data scientist make in Ann Arbor?
$112,680 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 340 data scientist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Ann Arbor?
$3,577 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $1,492, and pay covers 6.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Sheboygan, about 222 miles away, leaves $4,760 a month, more than Ann Arbor.