Data scientist · Manhattan, KS

Data scientist in Manhattan: $3,420/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Manhattan median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Kansas median, $98,130 a year. Kansas has about 490 data scientist jobs. The 10th percentile is $60,520 and the 90th is $154,990. On the pay used here, Manhattan ranks 229th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 9.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($855/mo). Kansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,420 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Des Moines, about 217 miles away, at $3,630 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,420

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$98,130

State median

Rent (1 bd)

$855

$1,018 (2 bd)

Employment

Not published

Pay rank

229th of 387

Includes estimated pay

Pay vs rent

9.6×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $98,130.

Taxes$2,158
Rent$855
Other living costs$1,744
Left over$3,420

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $98,130
Federal income tax: −$13,203
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,507
State income tax (KS): −$5,187
Take-home pay: $72,233
Effective tax rate: 26.4%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $855
Groceries: $353
Getting around: $465
Healthcare: $397
Utilities and internet: $221
Everything else: $309
Total spending: $2,599

Left over each month

$8,178 gross, minus $2,158 in tax and $2,599 in living costs.

$3,420

Rank every metro for a data scientist

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Des Moines, $3,630/mo.

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Questions

What does a data scientist make in Manhattan?

$98,130 a year. That figure is the Kansas median from BLS OEWS May 2025, because the metro wage was not published.

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

$3,420 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Kansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $855, and pay covers 9.6× a year of it.

Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?

Des Moines, about 217 miles away, leaves $3,630 a month, more than Manhattan.