Data scientist · Kankakee, IL
Data scientist in Kankakee: $3,529/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Kankakee median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Illinois median, $106,560 a year. Illinois has about 10,520 data scientist jobs. The 10th percentile is $68,810 and the 90th is $168,880. On the pay used here, Kankakee ranks 130th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 8.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,060/mo). Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,529 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Sheboygan, about 180 miles away, at $4,760 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,529
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$106,560
State median
Rent (1 bd)
$1,060
$1,262 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
130th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
8.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $106,560.
- Taxes$2,362
- Rent$1,060
- Other living costs$1,929
- Left over$3,529
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $106,560
- Federal income tax
- −$15,057
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,152
- State income tax (IL)
- −$5,137
- Take-home pay
- $78,214
- Effective tax rate
- 26.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,060
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $560
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,989
Left over each month
$8,880 gross, minus $2,362 in tax and $2,989 in living costs.
$3,529
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 Kankakee?
$106,560 a year. That figure is the Illinois 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 Kankakee?
$3,529 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax Rent is $1,060, and pay covers 8.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Sheboygan, about 180 miles away, leaves $4,760 a month, more than Kankakee.