Data scientist · Little Rock, AR

Data scientist in Little Rock: $3,707/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Little Rock at $103,510 a year. About 130 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.22). The 10th percentile is $67,490 and the 90th is $129,400. Pay ranks 98th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($906/mo). Arkansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,707 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Texarkana, about 136 miles away, at $5,096 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,707

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$103,510

$67,490 to $129,400

Rent (1 bd)

$906

$1,079 (2 bd)

Employment

130

Location quotient 0.22

Pay rank

98th of 281

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

9.5×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $103,510.

Taxes$2,177
Rent$906
Other living costs$1,835
Left over$3,707

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $103,510
Federal income tax: −$14,386
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,919
State income tax (AR): −$3,824
Take-home pay: $77,381
Effective tax rate: 25.2%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $906
Groceries: $357
Getting around: $540
Healthcare: $402
Utilities and internet: $223
Everything else: $313
Total spending: $2,741

Left over each month

$8,626 gross, minus $2,177 in tax and $2,741 in living costs.

$3,707

Rank every metro for a data scientist

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Texarkana, $5,096/mo.

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Questions

What does a data scientist make in Little Rock?

$103,510 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 130 data scientist jobs are in the metro.

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

$3,707 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Arkansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $906, and pay covers 9.5× a year of it.

Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?

Texarkana, about 136 miles away, leaves $5,096 a month, more than Little Rock.