Data scientist · Champaign, IL

Data scientist in Champaign: $2,986/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Champaign at $91,760 a year. About 140 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.80). The 10th percentile is $67,240 and the 90th is $134,920. Pay ranks 205th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($897/mo). Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,986 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Sheboygan, about 244 miles away, at $4,760 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,986

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$91,760

$67,240 to $134,920

Rent (1 bd)

$897

$1,068 (2 bd)

Employment

140

Location quotient 0.80

Pay rank

205th of 281

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

8.5×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $91,760.

Taxes$1,935
Rent$897
Other living costs$1,828
Left over$2,986

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $91,760
Federal income tax: −$11,801
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,020
State income tax (IL): −$4,405
Take-home pay: $68,534
Effective tax rate: 25.3%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $897
Groceries: $378
Getting around: $459
Healthcare: $425
Utilities and internet: $236
Everything else: $330
Total spending: $2,725

Left over each month

$7,647 gross, minus $1,935 in tax and $2,725 in living costs.

$2,986

Rank every metro for a data scientist

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Sheboygan, $4,760/mo.

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Questions

What does a data scientist make in Champaign?

$91,760 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 140 data scientist jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,986 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax Rent is $897, and pay covers 8.5× a year of it.

Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?

Sheboygan, about 244 miles away, leaves $4,760 a month, more than Champaign.