Data scientist · Fort Collins, CO

Data scientist in Fort Collins: $3,528/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Fort Collins at $111,310 a year. About 220 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.77). The 10th percentile is $61,360 and the 90th is $164,910. Pay ranks 64th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,473/mo). Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,528 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Boulder, about 39 miles away, at $4,693 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,528

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$111,310

$61,360 to $164,910

Rent (1 bd)

$1,473

$1,753 (2 bd)

Employment

220

Location quotient 0.77

Pay rank

64th of 281

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

6.3×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $111,310.

Taxes$2,406
Rent$1,473
Other living costs$1,869
Left over$3,528

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $111,310
Federal income tax: −$16,102
Social Security and Medicare: −$8,515
State income tax (CO): −$4,255
Take-home pay: $82,437
Effective tax rate: 25.9%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,473
Groceries: $389
Getting around: $459
Healthcare: $438
Utilities and internet: $243
Everything else: $341
Total spending: $3,342

Left over each month

$9,276 gross, minus $2,406 in tax and $3,342 in living costs.

$3,528

Rank every metro for a data scientist

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Boulder, $4,693/mo.

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Questions

What does a data scientist make in Fort Collins?

$111,310 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 220 data scientist jobs are in the metro.

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

$3,528 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,473, and pay covers 6.3× a year of it.

Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?

Boulder, about 39 miles away, leaves $4,693 a month, more than Fort Collins.