Data scientist · Bismarck, ND

Data scientist in Bismarck: $2,307/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Bismarck at $76,960 a year. About 50 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.44). The 10th percentile is $52,840 and the 90th is $126,710. Pay ranks 270th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,084/mo). North Dakota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,307 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Rapid City, about 208 miles away, at $3,412 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,307

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$76,960

$52,840 to $126,710

Rent (1 bd)

$1,084

$1,290 (2 bd)

Employment

Location quotient 0.44

Pay rank

270th 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 $76,960.

Taxes$1,225
Rent$1,084
Other living costs$1,797
Left over$2,307

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $76,960
Federal income tax: −$8,545
Social Security and Medicare: −$5,887
State income tax (ND): −$271
Take-home pay: $62,257
Effective tax rate: 19.1%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,084
Groceries: $348
Getting around: $534
Healthcare: $392
Utilities and internet: $218
Everything else: $305
Total spending: $2,881

Left over each month

$6,413 gross, minus $1,225 in tax and $2,881 in living costs.

$2,307

Rank every metro for a data scientist

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Rapid City, $3,412/mo.

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Questions

What does a data scientist make in Bismarck?

$76,960 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 Bismarck?

$2,307 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Dakota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,084, and pay covers 5.9× a year of it.

Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?

Rapid City, about 208 miles away, leaves $3,412 a month, more than Bismarck.