Data scientist · Hartford, CT
Data scientist in Hartford: $3,928/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Hartford at $126,340 a year. About 560 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.55). The 10th percentile is $85,970 and the 90th is $197,110. Pay ranks 32nd-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,625/mo). Connecticut taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,928 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Elmira, about 219 miles away, at $4,835 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,928
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$126,340
$85,970 to $197,110
Rent (1 bd)
$1,625
$1,934 (2 bd)
Employment
560
Location quotient 0.55
Pay rank
32nd of 281
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $126,340.
- Taxes$2,964
- Rent$1,625
- Other living costs$2,012
- Left over$3,928
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $126,340
- Federal income tax
- −$19,569
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,665
- State income tax (CT)
- −$6,330
- Take-home pay
- $90,776
- Effective tax rate
- 28.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,625
- Groceries
- $412
- Getting around
- $519
- Healthcare
- $464
- Utilities and internet
- $258
- Everything else
- $361
- Total spending
- $3,637
Left over each month
$10,528 gross, minus $2,964 in tax and $3,637 in living costs.
$3,928
Rank every metro for a data scientist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Elmira, $4,835/mo.
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Questions
What does a data scientist make in Hartford?
$126,340 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 560 data scientist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Hartford?
$3,928 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Connecticut taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,625, and pay covers 6.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Elmira, about 219 miles away, leaves $4,835 a month, more than Hartford.