Data scientist · Joplin, MO
Data scientist in Joplin: $3,345/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Joplin at $96,650 a year. About 60 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.39). The 10th percentile is $52,720 and the 90th is $147,350. Pay ranks 172nd-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($906/mo). Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,345 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Fayetteville, about 71 miles away, at $4,667 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,345
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$96,650
$52,720 to $147,350
Rent (1 bd)
$906
$1,078 (2 bd)
Employment
60
Location quotient 0.39
Pay rank
172nd of 281
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $96,650.
- Taxes$1,991
- Rent$906
- Other living costs$1,813
- Left over$3,345
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $96,650
- Federal income tax
- −$12,877
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,394
- State income tax (MO)
- −$3,616
- Take-home pay
- $72,764
- Effective tax rate
- 24.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $906
- Groceries
- $350
- Getting around
- $544
- Healthcare
- $394
- Utilities and internet
- $219
- Everything else
- $306
- Total spending
- $2,719
Left over each month
$8,054 gross, minus $1,991 in tax and $2,719 in living costs.
$3,345
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 Joplin?
$96,650 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 60 data scientist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Joplin?
$3,345 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $906, and pay covers 8.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Fayetteville, about 71 miles away, leaves $4,667 a month, more than Joplin.