Data scientist · Bridgeport, CT
Data scientist in Bridgeport: $4,115/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Bridgeport at $141,760 a year. About 570 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.83). The 10th percentile is $94,240 and the 90th is $218,000. Pay ranks 8th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($2,313/mo). Connecticut taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,115 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Elmira, about 184 miles away, at $4,835 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,115
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$141,760
$94,240 to $218,000
Rent (1 bd)
$2,313
$2,754 (2 bd)
Employment
570
Location quotient 0.83
Pay rank
8th of 281
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $141,760.
- Taxes$3,447
- Rent$2,313
- Other living costs$1,938
- Left over$4,115
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $141,760
- Federal income tax
- −$23,269
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,845
- State income tax (CT)
- −$7,256
- Take-home pay
- $100,390
- Effective tax rate
- 29.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $2,313
- Groceries
- $408
- Getting around
- $457
- Healthcare
- $459
- Utilities and internet
- $255
- Everything else
- $357
- Total spending
- $4,251
Left over each month
$11,813 gross, minus $3,447 in tax and $4,251 in living costs.
$4,115
Rank every metro for a data scientist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Elmira, $4,835/mo.
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Questions
What does a data scientist make in Bridgeport?
$141,760 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 570 data scientist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Bridgeport?
$4,115 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Connecticut taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $2,313, and pay covers 5.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Elmira, about 184 miles away, leaves $4,835 a month, more than Bridgeport.