Data scientist · Madison, WI
Data scientist in Madison: $3,328/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Madison median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Wisconsin median, $106,680 a year. BLS still counts about 1,290 data scientist jobs in the metro, without a published wage. Wisconsin has about 4,370 data scientist jobs. The 10th percentile is $76,300 and the 90th is $168,810. On the pay used here, Madison ranks 127th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 6.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,330/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,328 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Mankato, about 239 miles away, at $4,919 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,328
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$106,680
State median
Rent (1 bd)
$1,330
$1,583 (2 bd)
Employment
1,290
Location quotient 1.87
Pay rank
127th of 387
Includes estimated pay
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 $106,680.
- Taxes$2,317
- Rent$1,330
- Other living costs$1,915
- Left over$3,328
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $106,680
- Federal income tax
- −$15,084
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,161
- State income tax (WI)
- −$4,556
- Take-home pay
- $78,879
- Effective tax rate
- 26.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,330
- Groceries
- $388
- Getting around
- $509
- Healthcare
- $437
- Utilities and internet
- $243
- Everything else
- $340
- Total spending
- $3,245
Left over each month
$8,890 gross, minus $2,317 in tax and $3,245 in living costs.
$3,328
Rank every metro for a data scientist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Mankato, $4,919/mo.
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Questions
What does a data scientist make in Madison?
$106,680 a year. That figure is the Wisconsin median from BLS OEWS May 2025, because the metro wage was not published. About 1,290 data scientist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Madison?
$3,328 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,330, and pay covers 6.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Mankato, about 239 miles away, leaves $4,919 a month, more than Madison.