Data scientist · Buffalo, NY
Data scientist in Buffalo: $3,235/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Buffalo at $102,250 a year. About 840 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.93). The 10th percentile is $55,940 and the 90th is $158,960. Pay ranks 110th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,169/mo). New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,235 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Elmira, about 120 miles away, at $4,835 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,235
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$102,250
$55,940 to $158,960
Rent (1 bd)
$1,169
$1,392 (2 bd)
Employment
840
Location quotient 0.93
Pay rank
110th of 281
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $102,250.
- Taxes$2,251
- Rent$1,169
- Other living costs$1,865
- Left over$3,235
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $102,250
- Federal income tax
- −$14,109
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,822
- State income tax (NY)
- −$5,087
- Take-home pay
- $75,232
- Effective tax rate
- 26.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,169
- Groceries
- $372
- Getting around
- $517
- Healthcare
- $419
- Utilities and internet
- $233
- Everything else
- $326
- Total spending
- $3,034
Left over each month
$8,521 gross, minus $2,251 in tax and $3,034 in living costs.
$3,235
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 Buffalo?
$102,250 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 840 data scientist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Buffalo?
$3,235 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,169, and pay covers 7.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Elmira, about 120 miles away, leaves $4,835 a month, more than Buffalo.