Data scientist · Cincinnati, OH
Data scientist in Cincinnati: $3,319/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Cincinnati at $102,650 a year. About 1,680 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.90). The 10th percentile is $64,420 and the 90th is $161,490. Pay ranks 108th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,168/mo). Ohio taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 2.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,319 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Decatur, about 246 miles away, at $3,873 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,319
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$102,650
$64,420 to $161,490
Rent (1 bd)
$1,168
$1,391 (2 bd)
Employment
1,680
Location quotient 0.90
Pay rank
108th 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 $102,650.
- Taxes$2,186
- Rent$1,168
- Other living costs$1,881
- Left over$3,319
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $102,650
- Federal income tax
- −$14,197
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,853
- State income tax (OH)
- −$2,126
- City / county wage tax
- −$2,053
- Take-home pay
- $76,421
- Effective tax rate
- 25.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,168
- Groceries
- $376
- Getting around
- $520
- Healthcare
- $423
- Utilities and internet
- $235
- Everything else
- $329
- Total spending
- $3,049
Left over each month
$8,554 gross, minus $2,186 in tax and $3,049 in living costs.
$3,319
Rank every metro for a data scientist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Decatur, $3,873/mo.
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Questions
What does a data scientist make in Cincinnati?
$102,650 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,680 data scientist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Cincinnati?
$3,319 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Ohio taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 2.00% city wage tax Rent is $1,168, and pay covers 7.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Decatur, about 246 miles away, leaves $3,873 a month, more than Cincinnati.