Data scientist · Lewiston, ME
Data scientist in Lewiston: $1,774/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Lewiston at $81,570 a year. About 70 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.82). The 10th percentile is $56,180 and the 90th is $128,680. Pay ranks 242nd-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,289/mo). Maine taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,774 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Burlington, about 144 miles away, at $4,087 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,774
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$81,570
$56,180 to $128,680
Rent (1 bd)
$1,289
$1,535 (2 bd)
Employment
70
Location quotient 0.82
Pay rank
242nd of 281
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $81,570.
- Taxes$1,673
- Rent$1,289
- Other living costs$2,061
- Left over$1,774
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $81,570
- Federal income tax
- −$9,559
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,240
- State income tax (ME)
- −$4,280
- Take-home pay
- $61,491
- Effective tax rate
- 24.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,289
- Groceries
- $410
- Getting around
- $574
- Healthcare
- $462
- Utilities and internet
- $257
- Everything else
- $359
- Total spending
- $3,350
Left over each month
$6,798 gross, minus $1,673 in tax and $3,350 in living costs.
$1,774
Rank every metro for a data scientist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Burlington, $4,087/mo.
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Questions
What does a data scientist make in Lewiston?
$81,570 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 Lewiston?
$1,774 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Maine taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,289, and pay covers 5.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Burlington, about 144 miles away, leaves $4,087 a month, more than Lewiston.