Data scientist · Duluth, MN
Data scientist in Duluth: $3,263/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Duluth at $99,400 a year. About 50 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.25). The 10th percentile is $46,840 and the 90th is $138,030. Pay ranks 141st-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,049/mo). Minnesota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,263 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Mankato, about 235 miles away, at $4,919 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,263
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$99,400
$46,840 to $138,030
Rent (1 bd)
$1,049
$1,249 (2 bd)
Employment
50
Location quotient 0.25
Pay rank
141st of 281
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $99,400.
- Taxes$2,198
- Rent$1,049
- Other living costs$1,773
- Left over$3,263
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $99,400
- Federal income tax
- −$13,482
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,604
- State income tax (MN)
- −$5,296
- Take-home pay
- $73,018
- Effective tax rate
- 26.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,049
- Groceries
- $351
- Getting around
- $501
- Healthcare
- $395
- Utilities and internet
- $219
- Everything else
- $307
- Total spending
- $2,822
Left over each month
$8,283 gross, minus $2,198 in tax and $2,822 in living costs.
$3,263
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 Duluth?
$99,400 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 50 data scientist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Duluth?
$3,263 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Minnesota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,049, and pay covers 7.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Mankato, about 235 miles away, leaves $4,919 a month, more than Duluth.