Data scientist · Lewiston, ID
Data scientist in Lewiston: $2,142/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Lewiston at $81,250 a year. About 40 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.75). The 10th percentile is $59,430 and the 90th is $132,450. Pay ranks 246th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,009/mo). Idaho charges a 5.70% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,142 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Yakima, about 182 miles away, at $6,977 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,142
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$81,250
$59,430 to $132,450
Rent (1 bd)
$1,009
$1,201 (2 bd)
Employment
40
Location quotient 0.75
Pay rank
246th 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 $81,250.
- Taxes$1,625
- Rent$1,009
- Other living costs$1,995
- Left over$2,142
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $81,250
- Federal income tax
- −$9,489
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,216
- State income tax (ID)
- −$3,796
- Take-home pay
- $61,750
- Effective tax rate
- 24.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,009
- Groceries
- $388
- Getting around
- $587
- Healthcare
- $437
- Utilities and internet
- $243
- Everything else
- $340
- Total spending
- $3,004
Left over each month
$6,771 gross, minus $1,625 in tax and $3,004 in living costs.
$2,142
Rank every metro for a data scientist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Yakima, $6,977/mo.
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Questions
What does a data scientist make in Lewiston?
$81,250 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 40 data scientist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Lewiston?
$2,142 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Idaho charges a 5.70% flat income tax Rent is $1,009, and pay covers 6.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Yakima, about 182 miles away, leaves $6,977 a month, more than Lewiston.