Data scientist · Fairbanks, AK

Data scientist in Fairbanks: $1,940/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Fairbanks median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Alaska median, $84,110 a year. BLS still counts about 40 data scientist jobs in the metro, without a published wage. Alaska has about 230 data scientist jobs. The 10th percentile is $51,550 and the 90th is $138,400. On the pay used here, Fairbanks ranks 330th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 5.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,378/mo). Alaska has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,940 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Anchorage, about 196 miles away, at $2,797 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$1,940

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$84,110

State median

Rent (1 bd)

$1,378

$1,640 (2 bd)

Employment

Location quotient 0.72

Pay rank

330th of 387

Includes estimated pay

Pay vs rent

5.1×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $84,110.

Taxes$1,379
Rent$1,378
Other living costs$2,312
Left over$1,940

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $84,110
Federal income tax: −$10,118
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,434
State income tax (AK): None
Take-home pay: $67,557
Effective tax rate: 19.7%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,378
Groceries: $457
Getting around: $656
Healthcare: $514
Utilities and internet: $286
Everything else: $400
Total spending: $3,690

Left over each month

$7,009 gross, minus $1,379 in tax and $3,690 in living costs.

$1,940

Rank every metro for a data scientist

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Anchorage, $2,797/mo.

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Questions

What does a data scientist make in Fairbanks?

$84,110 a year. That figure is the Alaska median from BLS OEWS May 2025, because the metro wage was not published. About 40 data scientist jobs are in the metro.

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

$1,940 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Alaska has no state income tax Rent is $1,378, and pay covers 5.1× a year of it.

Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?

Anchorage, about 196 miles away, leaves $2,797 a month, more than Fairbanks.