Data scientist · Appleton, WI
Data scientist in Appleton: $3,549/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Appleton at $103,210 a year. About 90 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.43). The 10th percentile is $76,030 and the 90th is $151,270. Pay ranks 103rd-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($916/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,549 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Sheboygan, about 50 miles away, at $4,760 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,549
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$103,210
$76,030 to $151,270
Rent (1 bd)
$916
$1,090 (2 bd)
Employment
90
Location quotient 0.43
Pay rank
103rd of 281
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $103,210.
- Taxes$2,216
- Rent$916
- Other living costs$1,920
- Left over$3,549
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $103,210
- Federal income tax
- −$14,320
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,896
- State income tax (WI)
- −$4,372
- Take-home pay
- $76,622
- Effective tax rate
- 25.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $916
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $551
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,836
Left over each month
$8,601 gross, minus $2,216 in tax and $2,836 in living costs.
$3,549
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 Appleton?
$103,210 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 90 data scientist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Appleton?
$3,549 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $916, and pay covers 9.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Sheboygan, about 50 miles away, leaves $4,760 a month, more than Appleton.