Data scientist · Milwaukee, WI

Data scientist in Milwaukee: $3,310/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Milwaukee at $104,710 a year. About 1,080 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.78). The 10th percentile is $78,790 and the 90th is $163,180. Pay ranks 90th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,261/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,310 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Sheboygan, about 57 miles away, at $4,760 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,310

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$104,710

$78,790 to $163,180

Rent (1 bd)

$1,261

$1,501 (2 bd)

Employment

1,080

Location quotient 0.78

Pay rank

90th of 281

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

6.9×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $104,710.

Taxes$2,259
Rent$1,261
Other living costs$1,895
Left over$3,310

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $104,710
Federal income tax: −$14,650
Social Security and Medicare: −$8,010
State income tax (WI): −$4,452
Take-home pay: $77,597
Effective tax rate: 25.9%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,261
Groceries: $384
Getting around: $503
Healthcare: $432
Utilities and internet: $240
Everything else: $336
Total spending: $3,156

Left over each month

$8,726 gross, minus $2,259 in tax and $3,156 in living costs.

$3,310

Rank every metro for a data scientist

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Sheboygan, $4,760/mo.

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Questions

What does a data scientist make in Milwaukee?

$104,710 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,080 data scientist jobs are in the metro.

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

$3,310 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,261, and pay covers 6.9× a year of it.

Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?

Sheboygan, about 57 miles away, leaves $4,760 a month, more than Milwaukee.