Data scientist · Columbus, IN
Data scientist in Columbus: $2,894/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Columbus at $94,700 a year. About 40 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.51). The 10th percentile is $59,840 and the 90th is $142,310. Pay ranks 184th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,084/mo). Indiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,894 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Bloomington, about 180 miles away, at $4,532 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,894
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$94,700
$59,840 to $142,310
Rent (1 bd)
$1,084
$1,290 (2 bd)
Employment
40
Location quotient 0.51
Pay rank
184th 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 $94,700.
- Taxes$1,994
- Rent$1,084
- Other living costs$1,920
- Left over$2,894
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $94,700
- Federal income tax
- −$12,448
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,245
- State income tax (IN)
- −$2,811
- City / county wage tax
- −$1,421
- Take-home pay
- $70,776
- Effective tax rate
- 25.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,084
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $549
- Healthcare
- $426
- Utilities and internet
- $237
- Everything else
- $331
- Total spending
- $3,004
Left over each month
$7,892 gross, minus $1,994 in tax and $3,004 in living costs.
$2,894
Rank every metro for a data scientist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Bloomington, $4,532/mo.
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Questions
What does a data scientist make in Columbus?
$94,700 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 40 data scientist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Columbus?
$2,894 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Indiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax Rent is $1,084, and pay covers 7.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Bloomington, about 180 miles away, leaves $4,532 a month, more than Columbus.