Data scientist · Lincoln, NE

Data scientist in Lincoln: $2,785/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Lincoln at $87,890 a year. About 450 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.45). The 10th percentile is $61,800 and the 90th is $127,880. Pay ranks 220th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($993/mo). Nebraska taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,785 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Sioux Falls, about 187 miles away, at $3,696 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,785

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$87,890

$61,800 to $127,880

Rent (1 bd)

$993

$1,182 (2 bd)

Employment

450

Location quotient 1.45

Pay rank

220th of 281

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

7.4×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $87,890.

Taxes$1,780
Rent$993
Other living costs$1,766
Left over$2,785

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $87,890
Federal income tax: −$10,950
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,724
State income tax (NE): −$3,691
Take-home pay: $66,525
Effective tax rate: 24.3%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $993
Groceries: $349
Getting around: $500
Healthcare: $393
Utilities and internet: $218
Everything else: $306
Total spending: $2,759

Left over each month

$7,324 gross, minus $1,780 in tax and $2,759 in living costs.

$2,785

Rank every metro for a data scientist

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Sioux Falls, $3,696/mo.

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Questions

What does a data scientist make in Lincoln?

$87,890 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 450 data scientist jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Lincoln?

$2,785 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Nebraska taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $993, and pay covers 7.4× a year of it.

Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?

Sioux Falls, about 187 miles away, leaves $3,696 a month, more than Lincoln.