Data scientist · Grand Island, NE

Data scientist in Grand Island: $3,209/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Grand Island median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Nebraska median, $98,230 a year. Nebraska has about 1,980 data scientist jobs. The 10th percentile is $66,230 and the 90th is $133,140. On the pay used here, Grand Island ranks 228th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 7.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,082/mo). Nebraska taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,209 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Sioux Falls, about 185 miles away, at $3,696 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,209

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$98,230

State median

Rent (1 bd)

$1,082

$1,288 (2 bd)

Employment

Not published

Pay rank

228th of 387

Includes estimated pay

Pay vs rent

7.6×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $98,230.

Taxes$2,081
Rent$1,082
Other living costs$1,814
Left over$3,209

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $98,230
Federal income tax: −$13,225
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,515
State income tax (NE): −$4,229
Take-home pay: $73,262
Effective tax rate: 25.4%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,082
Groceries: $349
Getting around: $549
Healthcare: $393
Utilities and internet: $218
Everything else: $306
Total spending: $2,896

Left over each month

$8,186 gross, minus $2,081 in tax and $2,896 in living costs.

$3,209

Rank every metro for a data scientist

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Sioux Falls, $3,696/mo.

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Questions

What does a data scientist make in Grand Island?

$98,230 a year. That figure is the Nebraska median from BLS OEWS May 2025, because the metro wage was not published.

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

$3,209 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Nebraska taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,082, and pay covers 7.6× a year of it.

Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?

Sioux Falls, about 185 miles away, leaves $3,696 a month, more than Grand Island.