Data scientist · Minot, ND
Data scientist in Minot: $2,653/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Minot median for this job. The paycheck used here is the North Dakota median, $81,900 a year. North Dakota has about 210 data scientist jobs. The 10th percentile is $59,030 and the 90th is $126,710. On the pay used here, Minot ranks 340th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 6.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,010/mo). North Dakota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,653 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Fargo, about 220 miles away, at $3,392 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,653
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$81,900
State median
Rent (1 bd)
$1,010
$1,202 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
340th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
6.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $81,900.
- Taxes$1,355
- Rent$1,010
- Other living costs$1,807
- Left over$2,653
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $81,900
- Federal income tax
- −$9,632
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,265
- State income tax (ND)
- −$367
- Take-home pay
- $65,636
- Effective tax rate
- 19.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,010
- Groceries
- $348
- Getting around
- $544
- Healthcare
- $392
- Utilities and internet
- $218
- Everything else
- $305
- Total spending
- $2,817
Left over each month
$6,825 gross, minus $1,355 in tax and $2,817 in living costs.
$2,653
Rank every metro for a data scientist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Fargo, $3,392/mo.
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Questions
What does a data scientist make in Minot?
$81,900 a year. That figure is the North Dakota 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 Minot?
$2,653 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Dakota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,010, and pay covers 6.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Fargo, about 220 miles away, leaves $3,392 a month, more than Minot.