Data scientist · Colorado Springs, CO

Data scientist in Colorado Springs: $4,446/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Colorado Springs at $127,600 a year. About 580 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.08). The 10th percentile is $75,300 and the 90th is $195,270. Pay ranks 28th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,298/mo). Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,446 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Boulder, about 95 miles away, at $4,693 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$4,446

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$127,600

$75,300 to $195,270

Rent (1 bd)

$1,298

$1,545 (2 bd)

Employment

580

Location quotient 1.08

Pay rank

28th of 281

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

8.2×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $127,600.

Taxes$2,884
Rent$1,298
Other living costs$2,006
Left over$4,446

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $127,600
Federal income tax: −$19,871
Social Security and Medicare: −$9,761
State income tax (CO): −$4,972
Take-home pay: $92,996
Effective tax rate: 27.1%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,298
Groceries: $396
Getting around: $571
Healthcare: $446
Utilities and internet: $248
Everything else: $347
Total spending: $3,304

Left over each month

$10,633 gross, minus $2,884 in tax and $3,304 in living costs.

$4,446

Rank every metro for a data scientist

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Boulder, $4,693/mo.

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Questions

What does a data scientist make in Colorado Springs?

$127,600 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 580 data scientist jobs are in the metro.

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

$4,446 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,298, and pay covers 8.2× a year of it.

Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?

Boulder, about 95 miles away, leaves $4,693 a month, more than Colorado Springs.