Data scientist · Jackson, MI
Data scientist in Jackson: $3,728/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Jackson at $107,640 a year. About 70 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.78). The 10th percentile is $72,560 and the 90th is $158,650. Pay ranks 73rd-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($893/mo). Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,728 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Sheboygan, about 196 miles away, at $4,760 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,728
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$107,640
$72,560 to $158,650
Rent (1 bd)
$893
$1,063 (2 bd)
Employment
70
Location quotient 0.78
Pay rank
73rd of 281
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
10.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $107,640.
- Taxes$2,412
- Rent$893
- Other living costs$1,937
- Left over$3,728
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $107,640
- Federal income tax
- −$15,295
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,234
- State income tax (MI)
- −$4,337
- City / county wage tax
- −$1,076
- Take-home pay
- $78,698
- Effective tax rate
- 26.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $893
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $568
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,830
Left over each month
$8,970 gross, minus $2,412 in tax and $2,830 in living costs.
$3,728
Rank every metro for a data scientist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Sheboygan, $4,760/mo.
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Questions
What does a data scientist make in Jackson?
$107,640 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 70 data scientist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Jackson?
$3,728 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $893, and pay covers 10.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Sheboygan, about 196 miles away, leaves $4,760 a month, more than Jackson.