Data scientist · Flint, MI
Data scientist in Flint: $2,213/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Flint at $79,610 a year. About 110 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 $50,810 and the 90th is $124,870. Pay ranks 255th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($887/mo). Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,213 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Sheboygan, about 208 miles away, at $4,760 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,213
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$79,610
$50,810 to $124,870
Rent (1 bd)
$887
$1,056 (2 bd)
Employment
110
Location quotient 0.48
Pay rank
255th of 281
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $79,610.
- Taxes$1,597
- Rent$887
- Other living costs$1,938
- Left over$2,213
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $79,610
- Federal income tax
- −$9,128
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,090
- State income tax (MI)
- −$3,145
- City / county wage tax
- −$796
- Take-home pay
- $60,450
- Effective tax rate
- 24.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $887
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $569
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,825
Left over each month
$6,634 gross, minus $1,597 in tax and $2,825 in living costs.
$2,213
Rank every metro for a data scientist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Sheboygan, $4,760/mo.
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- Physical therapist
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Questions
What does a data scientist make in Flint?
$79,610 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 110 data scientist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Flint?
$2,213 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $887, and pay covers 7.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Sheboygan, about 208 miles away, leaves $4,760 a month, more than Flint.