Data scientist · Jefferson City, MO

Data scientist in Jefferson City: $2,622/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Jefferson City at $80,220 a year. About 120 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.86). The 10th percentile is $59,380 and the 90th is $123,960. Pay ranks 249th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($742/mo). Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,622 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Fayetteville, about 206 miles away, at $4,667 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,622

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$80,220

$59,380 to $123,960

Rent (1 bd)

$742

$883 (2 bd)

Employment

120

Location quotient 0.86

Pay rank

249th of 281

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

9.0×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $80,220.

Taxes$1,520
Rent$742
Other living costs$1,801
Left over$2,622

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $80,220
Federal income tax: −$9,262
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,137
State income tax (MO): −$2,844
Take-home pay: $61,977
Effective tax rate: 22.7%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $742
Groceries: $350
Getting around: $533
Healthcare: $394
Utilities and internet: $219
Everything else: $306
Total spending: $2,543

Left over each month

$6,685 gross, minus $1,520 in tax and $2,543 in living costs.

$2,622

Rank every metro for a data scientist

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Fayetteville, $4,667/mo.

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Questions

What does a data scientist make in Jefferson City?

$80,220 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 120 data scientist jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,622 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $742, and pay covers 9.0× a year of it.

Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?

Fayetteville, about 206 miles away, leaves $4,667 a month, more than Jefferson City.