Data scientist · Bozeman, MT
Data scientist in Bozeman: $3,709/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Bozeman at $120,500 a year. About 50 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.41). The 10th percentile is $67,130 and the 90th is $173,590. Pay ranks 44th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,684/mo). Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,709 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Idaho Falls, about 145 miles away, at $6,780 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,709
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$120,500
$67,130 to $173,590
Rent (1 bd)
$1,684
$2,005 (2 bd)
Employment
50
Location quotient 0.41
Pay rank
44th of 281
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $120,500.
- Taxes$2,782
- Rent$1,684
- Other living costs$1,867
- Left over$3,709
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $120,500
- Federal income tax
- −$18,167
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,218
- State income tax (MT)
- −$5,995
- Take-home pay
- $87,120
- Effective tax rate
- 27.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,684
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $472
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,551
Left over each month
$10,042 gross, minus $2,782 in tax and $3,551 in living costs.
$3,709
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 Bozeman?
$120,500 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 Bozeman?
$3,709 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,684, and pay covers 6.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Idaho Falls, about 145 miles away, leaves $6,780 a month, more than Bozeman.