Data scientist · Des Moines, IA

Data scientist in Des Moines: $3,630/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Des Moines at $103,030 a year. About 1,240 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.82). The 10th percentile is $65,480 and the 90th is $150,190. Pay ranks 105th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($991/mo). Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,630 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Mankato, about 179 miles away, at $4,919 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,630

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$103,030

$65,480 to $150,190

Rent (1 bd)

$991

$1,180 (2 bd)

Employment

1,240

Location quotient 1.82

Pay rank

105th of 281

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

8.7×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $103,030.

Taxes$2,127
Rent$991
Other living costs$1,838
Left over$3,630

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $103,030
Federal income tax: −$14,281
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,882
State income tax (IA): −$3,360
Take-home pay: $77,507
Effective tax rate: 24.8%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $991
Groceries: $360
Getting around: $533
Healthcare: $405
Utilities and internet: $225
Everything else: $315
Total spending: $2,829

Left over each month

$8,586 gross, minus $2,127 in tax and $2,829 in living costs.

$3,630

Rank every metro for a data scientist

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Mankato, $4,919/mo.

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Questions

What does a data scientist make in Des Moines?

$103,030 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,240 data scientist jobs are in the metro.

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

$3,630 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax Rent is $991, and pay covers 8.7× a year of it.

Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?

Mankato, about 179 miles away, leaves $4,919 a month, more than Des Moines.