Data scientist · Billings, MT
Data scientist in Billings: $2,948/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Billings at $97,280 a year. About 50 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.28). The 10th percentile is $70,990 and the 90th is $169,560. Pay ranks 165th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,101/mo). Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,948 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Idaho Falls, about 225 miles away, at $6,780 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,948
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$97,280
$70,990 to $169,560
Rent (1 bd)
$1,101
$1,311 (2 bd)
Employment
50
Location quotient 0.28
Pay rank
165th of 281
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $97,280.
- Taxes$2,090
- Rent$1,101
- Other living costs$1,967
- Left over$2,948
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $97,280
- Federal income tax
- −$13,016
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,442
- State income tax (MT)
- −$4,625
- Take-home pay
- $72,198
- Effective tax rate
- 25.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,101
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $572
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,068
Left over each month
$8,107 gross, minus $2,090 in tax and $3,068 in living costs.
$2,948
Rank every metro for a data scientist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Idaho Falls, $6,780/mo.
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Questions
What does a data scientist make in Billings?
$97,280 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 50 data scientist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Billings?
$2,948 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,101, and pay covers 7.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Idaho Falls, about 225 miles away, leaves $6,780 a month, more than Billings.