Data scientist · Helena, MT
Data scientist in Helena: $3,014/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Helena median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Montana median, $100,490 a year. Montana has about 220 data scientist jobs. The 10th percentile is $67,120 and the 90th is $167,150. On the pay used here, Helena ranks 197th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 6.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,263/mo). Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,014 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Idaho Falls, about 214 miles away, at $6,780 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,014
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$100,490
State median
Rent (1 bd)
$1,263
$1,503 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
197th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
6.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $100,490.
- Taxes$2,185
- Rent$1,263
- Other living costs$1,912
- Left over$3,014
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $100,490
- Federal income tax
- −$13,722
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,687
- State income tax (MT)
- −$4,814
- Take-home pay
- $74,266
- Effective tax rate
- 26.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,263
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $517
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,175
Left over each month
$8,374 gross, minus $2,185 in tax and $3,175 in living costs.
$3,014
Rank every metro for a data scientist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Idaho Falls, $6,780/mo.
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Questions
What does a data scientist make in Helena?
$100,490 a year. That figure is the Montana 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 Helena?
$3,014 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,263, and pay covers 6.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Idaho Falls, about 214 miles away, leaves $6,780 a month, more than Helena.