Data scientist · Baton Rouge, LA

Data scientist in Baton Rouge: $2,220/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Baton Rouge at $78,760 a year. About 770 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.12). The 10th percentile is $53,050 and the 90th is $128,210. Pay ranks 265th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,065/mo). Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,220 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Longview, about 248 miles away, at $4,271 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,220

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$78,760

$53,050 to $128,210

Rent (1 bd)

$1,065

$1,268 (2 bd)

Employment

770

Location quotient 1.12

Pay rank

265th of 281

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

6.2×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $78,760.

Taxes$1,413
Rent$1,065
Other living costs$1,865
Left over$2,220

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $78,760
Federal income tax: −$8,941
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,025
State income tax (LA): −$1,988
Take-home pay: $61,806
Effective tax rate: 21.5%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,065
Groceries: $360
Getting around: $560
Healthcare: $405
Utilities and internet: $225
Everything else: $315
Total spending: $2,930

Left over each month

$6,563 gross, minus $1,413 in tax and $2,930 in living costs.

$2,220

Rank every metro for a data scientist

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Longview, $4,271/mo.

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Questions

What does a data scientist make in Baton Rouge?

$78,760 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 770 data scientist jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Baton Rouge?

$2,220 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,065, and pay covers 6.2× a year of it.

Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?

Longview, about 248 miles away, leaves $4,271 a month, more than Baton Rouge.