Data scientist · Burlington, VT

Data scientist in Burlington: $4,087/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Burlington at $131,820 a year. About 100 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.51). The 10th percentile is $84,710 and the 90th is $162,300. Pay ranks 18th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,795/mo). Vermont taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,087 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Watertown, about 156 miles away, at $4,607 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$4,087

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$131,820

$84,710 to $162,300

Rent (1 bd)

$1,795

$2,137 (2 bd)

Employment

100

Location quotient 0.51

Pay rank

18th of 281

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

6.1×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $131,820.

Taxes$3,157
Rent$1,795
Other living costs$1,946
Left over$4,087

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $131,820
Federal income tax: −$20,884
Social Security and Medicare: −$10,084
State income tax (VT): −$6,910
Take-home pay: $93,942
Effective tax rate: 28.7%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,795
Groceries: $403
Getting around: $484
Healthcare: $454
Utilities and internet: $252
Everything else: $353
Total spending: $3,741

Left over each month

$10,985 gross, minus $3,157 in tax and $3,741 in living costs.

$4,087

Rank every metro for a data scientist

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Watertown, $4,607/mo.

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Questions

What does a data scientist make in Burlington?

$131,820 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 100 data scientist jobs are in the metro.

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

$4,087 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Vermont taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,795, and pay covers 6.1× a year of it.

Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?

Watertown, about 156 miles away, leaves $4,607 a month, more than Burlington.