Data scientist · Mankato, MN
Data scientist in Mankato: $4,919/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Mankato median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Minnesota median, $128,800 a year. Minnesota has about 4,020 data scientist jobs. The 10th percentile is $65,730 and the 90th is $179,640. On the pay used here, Mankato ranks 41st-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 11.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($934/mo). Minnesota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,919 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, St. Cloud is the strongest other metro for this job ($4,856 left over a month), and Mankato still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,919
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$128,800
State median
Rent (1 bd)
$934
$1,112 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
41st of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
11.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $128,800.
- Taxes$3,115
- Rent$934
- Other living costs$1,765
- Left over$4,919
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $128,800
- Federal income tax
- −$20,159
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,853
- State income tax (MN)
- −$7,371
- Take-home pay
- $91,417
- Effective tax rate
- 29.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $934
- Groceries
- $352
- Getting around
- $489
- Healthcare
- $396
- Utilities and internet
- $220
- Everything else
- $308
- Total spending
- $2,699
Left over each month
$10,733 gross, minus $3,115 in tax and $2,699 in living costs.
$4,919
Rank every metro for a data scientist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: St. Cloud, $4,856/mo.
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Questions
What does a data scientist make in Mankato?
$128,800 a year. That figure is the Minnesota 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 Mankato?
$4,919 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Minnesota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $934, and pay covers 11.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Mankato leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is St. Cloud at $4,856 a month.