Data scientist · Chicago, IL
Data scientist in Chicago: $2,961/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Chicago at $107,640 a year. About 7,940 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.04). The 10th percentile is $70,740 and the 90th is $168,880. Pay ranks 73rd-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,782/mo). Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,961 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Sheboygan, about 137 miles away, at $4,803 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$2,961
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$107,640
$70,740 to $168,880
Rent (1 bd)
$1,782
$2,122 (2 bd)
Employment
7,940
Location quotient 1.04
Pay rank
73rd of 281
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $107,640.
- Taxes$2,356
- Rent$1,782
- Other$1,871
- Left$2,961
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $107,640
- Federal income tax
- −$14,851
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,234
- State income tax (IL)
- −$5,191
- Take-home pay
- $79,364
- Effective tax rate
- 26.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,782
- Groceries
- $408
- Getting around
- $392
- Healthcare
- $459
- Utilities and internet
- $255
- Everything else
- $357
- Total spending
- $3,653
After tax and rent
$2,961 left/mo
Rank every metro for a data scientist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Sheboygan, $4,803/mo.
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Questions
What does a data scientist make in Chicago?
$107,640 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 7,940 data scientist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Chicago?
$2,961 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax Rent is $1,782, and pay covers 5.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Sheboygan, about 137 miles away, leaves $4,803 a month, more than Chicago.