Data scientist · Erie, PA
Data scientist in Erie: $2,251/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Erie at $79,560 a year. About 140 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.68). The 10th percentile is $60,780 and the 90th is $133,650. Pay ranks 256th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($804/mo). Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,251 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Elmira, about 171 miles away, at $4,835 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,251
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$79,560
$60,780 to $133,650
Rent (1 bd)
$804
$957 (2 bd)
Employment
140
Location quotient 0.68
Pay rank
256th of 281
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $79,560.
- Taxes$1,537
- Rent$804
- Other living costs$2,038
- Left over$2,251
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $79,560
- Federal income tax
- −$9,117
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,086
- State income tax (PA)
- −$2,442
- City / county wage tax
- −$796
- Take-home pay
- $61,118
- Effective tax rate
- 23.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $804
- Groceries
- $401
- Getting around
- $584
- Healthcare
- $451
- Utilities and internet
- $251
- Everything else
- $351
- Total spending
- $2,842
Left over each month
$6,630 gross, minus $1,537 in tax and $2,842 in living costs.
$2,251
Rank every metro for a data scientist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Elmira, $4,835/mo.
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Questions
What does a data scientist make in Erie?
$79,560 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 140 data scientist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Erie?
$2,251 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $804, and pay covers 8.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Elmira, about 171 miles away, leaves $4,835 a month, more than Erie.