Data scientist · Eau Claire, WI

Data scientist in Eau Claire: $3,364/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Eau Claire at $99,410 a year. About 70 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.48). The 10th percentile is $73,170 and the 90th is $159,590. Pay ranks 139th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($911/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,364 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Mankato, about 151 miles away, at $4,919 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,364

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$99,410

$73,170 to $159,590

Rent (1 bd)

$911

$1,085 (2 bd)

Employment

Location quotient 0.48

Pay rank

139th of 281

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

9.1×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $99,410.

Taxes$2,105
Rent$911
Other living costs$1,904
Left over$3,364

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $99,410
Federal income tax: −$13,484
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,605
State income tax (WI): −$4,171
Take-home pay: $74,150
Effective tax rate: 25.4%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $911
Groceries: $378
Getting around: $535
Healthcare: $425
Utilities and internet: $236
Everything else: $330
Total spending: $2,815

Left over each month

$8,284 gross, minus $2,105 in tax and $2,815 in living costs.

$3,364

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 Eau Claire?

$99,410 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 70 data scientist jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Eau Claire?

$3,364 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $911, and pay covers 9.1× a year of it.

Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?

Mankato, about 151 miles away, leaves $4,919 a month, more than Eau Claire.