Data scientist · Kalamazoo, MI

Data scientist in Kalamazoo: $2,221/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Kalamazoo at $80,830 a year. About 150 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.71). The 10th percentile is $53,770 and the 90th is $133,110. Pay ranks 248th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($976/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 $2,221 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Sheboygan, about 152 miles away, at $4,760 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,221

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$80,830

$53,770 to $133,110

Rent (1 bd)

$976

$1,162 (2 bd)

Employment

150

Location quotient 0.71

Pay rank

248th of 281

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

6.9×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $80,830.

Taxes$1,632
Rent$976
Other living costs$1,907
Left over$2,221

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $80,830
Federal income tax: −$9,397
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,183
State income tax (MI): −$3,197
City / county wage tax: −$808
Take-home pay: $61,244
Effective tax rate: 24.2%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $976
Groceries: $378
Getting around: $538
Healthcare: $425
Utilities and internet: $236
Everything else: $330
Total spending: $2,883

Left over each month

$6,736 gross, minus $1,632 in tax and $2,883 in living costs.

$2,221

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 Kalamazoo?

$80,830 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 150 data scientist jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,221 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 $976, and pay covers 6.9× a year of it.

Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?

Sheboygan, about 152 miles away, leaves $4,760 a month, more than Kalamazoo.