Data scientist · Lafayette, IN
Data scientist in Lafayette: $2,181/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Lafayette at $79,280 a year. About 70 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 $54,180 and the 90th is $133,670. Pay ranks 261st-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($981/mo). Indiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,181 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Sheboygan, about 228 miles away, at $4,760 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,181
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$79,280
$54,180 to $133,670
Rent (1 bd)
$981
$1,168 (2 bd)
Employment
70
Location quotient 0.39
Pay rank
261st of 281
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $79,280.
- Taxes$1,555
- Rent$981
- Other living costs$1,890
- Left over$2,181
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $79,280
- Federal income tax
- −$9,056
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,065
- State income tax (IN)
- −$2,348
- City / county wage tax
- −$1,189
- Take-home pay
- $60,622
- Effective tax rate
- 23.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $981
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $518
- Healthcare
- $426
- Utilities and internet
- $237
- Everything else
- $331
- Total spending
- $2,871
Left over each month
$6,607 gross, minus $1,555 in tax and $2,871 in living costs.
$2,181
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 Lafayette?
$79,280 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 70 data scientist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Lafayette?
$2,181 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Indiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax Rent is $981, and pay covers 6.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Sheboygan, about 228 miles away, leaves $4,760 a month, more than Lafayette.