Data scientist · Jonesboro, AR

Data scientist in Jonesboro: $4,081/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Jonesboro median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Arkansas median, $109,390 a year. Arkansas has about 530 data scientist jobs. The 10th percentile is $67,090 and the 90th is $169,110. On the pay used here, Jonesboro ranks 109th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 10.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($837/mo). Arkansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,081 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Fayetteville, about 194 miles away, at $4,667 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$4,081

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$109,390

State median

Rent (1 bd)

$837

$996 (2 bd)

Employment

Not published

Pay rank

109th of 387

Includes estimated pay

Pay vs rent

10.9×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $109,390.

Taxes$2,342
Rent$837
Other living costs$1,856
Left over$4,081

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $109,390
Federal income tax: −$15,680
Social Security and Medicare: −$8,368
State income tax (AR): −$4,053
Take-home pay: $81,288
Effective tax rate: 25.7%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $837
Groceries: $357
Getting around: $561
Healthcare: $402
Utilities and internet: $223
Everything else: $313
Total spending: $2,693

Left over each month

$9,116 gross, minus $2,342 in tax and $2,693 in living costs.

$4,081

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 Jonesboro?

$109,390 a year. That figure is the Arkansas 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 Jonesboro?

$4,081 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Arkansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $837, and pay covers 10.9× a year of it.

Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?

Fayetteville, about 194 miles away, leaves $4,667 a month, more than Jonesboro.