Data scientist · Columbia, MO

Data scientist in Columbia: $2,415/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Columbia at $80,980 a year. About 190 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.06). The 10th percentile is $57,610 and the 90th is $124,650. Pay ranks 247th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,020/mo). Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,415 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Fayetteville, about 215 miles away, at $4,667 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,415

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$80,980

$57,610 to $124,650

Rent (1 bd)

$1,020

$1,214 (2 bd)

Employment

190

Location quotient 1.06

Pay rank

247th of 281

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

6.6×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $80,980.

Taxes$1,542
Rent$1,020
Other living costs$1,771
Left over$2,415

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $80,980
Federal income tax: −$9,430
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,195
State income tax (MO): −$2,879
Take-home pay: $62,476
Effective tax rate: 22.8%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,020
Groceries: $350
Getting around: $502
Healthcare: $394
Utilities and internet: $219
Everything else: $306
Total spending: $2,791

Left over each month

$6,748 gross, minus $1,542 in tax and $2,791 in living costs.

$2,415

Rank every metro for a data scientist

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Fayetteville, $4,667/mo.

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Questions

What does a data scientist make in Columbia?

$80,980 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 190 data scientist jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,415 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,020, and pay covers 6.6× a year of it.

Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?

Fayetteville, about 215 miles away, leaves $4,667 a month, more than Columbia.