Data scientist · Lafayette, LA
Data scientist in Lafayette: $3,332/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Lafayette at $98,130 a year. About 50 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.16). The 10th percentile is $63,580 and the 90th is $130,600. Pay ranks 153rd-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,052/mo). Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,332 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Longview, about 225 miles away, at $4,271 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,332
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$98,130
$63,580 to $130,600
Rent (1 bd)
$1,052
$1,252 (2 bd)
Employment
50
Location quotient 0.16
Pay rank
153rd of 281
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $98,130.
- Taxes$1,940
- Rent$1,052
- Other living costs$1,854
- Left over$3,332
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $98,130
- Federal income tax
- −$13,203
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,507
- State income tax (LA)
- −$2,569
- Take-home pay
- $74,852
- Effective tax rate
- 23.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,052
- Groceries
- $360
- Getting around
- $549
- Healthcare
- $405
- Utilities and internet
- $225
- Everything else
- $315
- Total spending
- $2,906
Left over each month
$8,178 gross, minus $1,940 in tax and $2,906 in living costs.
$3,332
Rank every metro for a data scientist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Longview, $4,271/mo.
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Questions
What does a data scientist make in Lafayette?
$98,130 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 50 data scientist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Lafayette?
$3,332 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,052, and pay covers 7.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Longview, about 225 miles away, leaves $4,271 a month, more than Lafayette.