Data scientist · Denver, CO
Data scientist in Denver: $3,409/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Denver at $112,520 a year. About 4,510 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.66). The 10th percentile is $74,830 and the 90th is $178,700. Pay ranks 61st-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,489/mo). Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,409 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Boulder, about 53 miles away, at $4,736 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$3,409
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$112,520
$74,830 to $178,700
Rent (1 bd)
$1,489
$1,773 (2 bd)
Employment
4,510
Location quotient 1.66
Pay rank
61st of 281
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $112,520.
- Taxes$2,403
- Rent$1,489
- Other$2,075
- Left$3,409
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $112,520
- Federal income tax
- −$15,924
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,608
- State income tax (CO)
- −$4,308
- Take-home pay
- $83,679
- Effective tax rate
- 25.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,489
- Groceries
- $420
- Getting around
- $551
- Healthcare
- $473
- Utilities and internet
- $263
- Everything else
- $368
- Total spending
- $3,564
After tax and rent
$3,409 left/mo
Rank every metro for a data scientist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Boulder, $4,736/mo.
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Questions
What does a data scientist make in Denver?
$112,520 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 4,510 data scientist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Denver?
$3,409 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,489, and pay covers 6.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Boulder, about 53 miles away, leaves $4,736 a month, more than Denver.