Data scientist · Boise, ID

Data scientist in Boise: $2,733/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Boise at $97,950 a year. About 600 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.91). The 10th percentile is $62,260 and the 90th is $168,360. Pay ranks 156th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,383/mo). Idaho charges a 5.70% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,733 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Idaho Falls, about 192 miles away, at $6,780 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,733

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$97,950

$62,260 to $168,360

Rent (1 bd)

$1,383

$1,647 (2 bd)

Employment

600

Location quotient 0.91

Pay rank

156th 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 $97,950.

Taxes$2,117
Rent$1,383
Other living costs$1,930
Left over$2,733

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $97,950
Federal income tax: −$13,163
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,493
State income tax (ID): −$4,747
Take-home pay: $72,547
Effective tax rate: 25.9%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,383
Groceries: $388
Getting around: $524
Healthcare: $437
Utilities and internet: $243
Everything else: $340
Total spending: $3,313

Left over each month

$8,163 gross, minus $2,117 in tax and $3,313 in living costs.

$2,733

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 Boise?

$97,950 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 600 data scientist jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,733 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Idaho charges a 5.70% flat income tax Rent is $1,383, and pay covers 5.9× a year of it.

Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?

Idaho Falls, about 192 miles away, leaves $6,780 a month, more than Boise.