Data scientist · Iowa City, IA

Data scientist in Iowa City: $2,164/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Iowa City at $72,120 a year. About 170 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.07). The 10th percentile is $48,190 and the 90th is $128,120. Pay ranks 276th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($911/mo). Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,164 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Mankato, about 222 miles away, at $4,919 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,164

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$72,120

$48,190 to $128,120

Rent (1 bd)

$911

$1,085 (2 bd)

Employment

170

Location quotient 1.07

Pay rank

276th of 281

Metros with a published median

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 $72,120.

Taxes$1,265
Rent$911
Other living costs$1,670
Left over$2,164

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $72,120
Federal income tax: −$7,480
Social Security and Medicare: −$5,517
State income tax (IA): −$2,186
Take-home pay: $56,937
Effective tax rate: 21.1%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $911
Groceries: $347
Getting around: $411
Healthcare: $391
Utilities and internet: $217
Everything else: $304
Total spending: $2,581

Left over each month

$6,010 gross, minus $1,265 in tax and $2,581 in living costs.

$2,164

Rank every metro for a data scientist

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Mankato, $4,919/mo.

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Questions

What does a data scientist make in Iowa City?

$72,120 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 170 data scientist jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Iowa City?

$2,164 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax Rent is $911, and pay covers 6.6× a year of it.

Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?

Mankato, about 222 miles away, leaves $4,919 a month, more than Iowa City.