Data scientist · Fayetteville, AR
Data scientist in Fayetteville: $4,667/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Fayetteville at $125,590 a year. About 280 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.61). The 10th percentile is $87,760 and the 90th is $169,110. Pay ranks 34th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,145/mo). Arkansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,667 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Texarkana, about 182 miles away, at $5,096 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,667
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$125,590
$87,760 to $169,110
Rent (1 bd)
$1,145
$1,363 (2 bd)
Employment
280
Location quotient 0.61
Pay rank
34th 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 $125,590.
- Taxes$2,807
- Rent$1,145
- Other living costs$1,847
- Left over$4,667
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $125,590
- Federal income tax
- −$19,389
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,608
- State income tax (AR)
- −$4,685
- Take-home pay
- $91,909
- Effective tax rate
- 26.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,145
- Groceries
- $360
- Getting around
- $542
- Healthcare
- $405
- Utilities and internet
- $225
- Everything else
- $315
- Total spending
- $2,992
Left over each month
$10,466 gross, minus $2,807 in tax and $2,992 in living costs.
$4,667
Rank every metro for a data scientist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Texarkana, $5,096/mo.
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Questions
What does a data scientist make in Fayetteville?
$125,590 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 280 data scientist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Fayetteville?
$4,667 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Arkansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,145, and pay covers 9.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Texarkana, about 182 miles away, leaves $5,096 a month, more than Fayetteville.