Data scientist · Dubuque, IA
Data scientist in Dubuque: $2,332/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Dubuque at $74,790 a year. About 90 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.88). The 10th percentile is $53,790 and the 90th is $133,450. Pay ranks 272nd-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($806/mo). Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,332 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Mankato, about 202 miles away, at $4,919 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,332
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$74,790
$53,790 to $133,450
Rent (1 bd)
$806
$959 (2 bd)
Employment
90
Location quotient 0.88
Pay rank
272nd of 281
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $74,790.
- Taxes$1,340
- Rent$806
- Other living costs$1,755
- Left over$2,332
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $74,790
- Federal income tax
- −$8,068
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,721
- State income tax (IA)
- −$2,287
- Take-home pay
- $58,714
- Effective tax rate
- 21.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $806
- Groceries
- $347
- Getting around
- $496
- Healthcare
- $391
- Utilities and internet
- $217
- Everything else
- $304
- Total spending
- $2,561
Left over each month
$6,233 gross, minus $1,340 in tax and $2,561 in living costs.
$2,332
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 Dubuque?
$74,790 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 90 data scientist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Dubuque?
$2,332 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax Rent is $806, and pay covers 7.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Mankato, about 202 miles away, leaves $4,919 a month, more than Dubuque.