Data scientist · Grand Junction, CO

Data scientist in Grand Junction: $3,686/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Grand Junction at $111,300 a year. About 40 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.32). The 10th percentile is $63,170 and the 90th is $164,980. Pay ranks 65th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,252/mo). Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,686 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Boulder, about 178 miles away, at $4,693 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,686

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$111,300

$63,170 to $164,980

Rent (1 bd)

$1,252

$1,490 (2 bd)

Employment

Location quotient 0.32

Pay rank

65th of 281

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

7.4×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $111,300.

Taxes$2,406
Rent$1,252
Other living costs$1,931
Left over$3,686

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $111,300
Federal income tax: −$16,100
Social Security and Medicare: −$8,514
State income tax (CO): −$4,255
Take-home pay: $82,431
Effective tax rate: 25.9%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,252
Groceries: $389
Getting around: $520
Healthcare: $438
Utilities and internet: $243
Everything else: $341
Total spending: $3,183

Left over each month

$9,275 gross, minus $2,406 in tax and $3,183 in living costs.

$3,686

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 Grand Junction?

$111,300 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 40 data scientist jobs are in the metro.

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

$3,686 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,252, and pay covers 7.4× a year of it.

Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?

Boulder, about 178 miles away, leaves $4,693 a month, more than Grand Junction.