Data scientist · Missoula, MT
Data scientist in Missoula: $2,574/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Missoula at $90,850 a year. About 30 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.30). The 10th percentile is $61,460 and the 90th is $167,150. Pay ranks 214th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,210/mo). Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,574 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Walla Walla, about 208 miles away, at $6,935 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,574
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$90,850
$61,460 to $167,150
Rent (1 bd)
$1,210
$1,440 (2 bd)
Employment
30
Location quotient 0.30
Pay rank
214th of 281
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $90,850.
- Taxes$1,900
- Rent$1,210
- Other living costs$1,887
- Left over$2,574
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $90,850
- Federal income tax
- −$11,601
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,950
- State income tax (MT)
- −$4,246
- Take-home pay
- $68,053
- Effective tax rate
- 25.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,210
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $492
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,097
Left over each month
$7,571 gross, minus $1,900 in tax and $3,097 in living costs.
$2,574
Rank every metro for a data scientist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Walla Walla, $6,935/mo.
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Questions
What does a data scientist make in Missoula?
$90,850 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 30 data scientist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Missoula?
$2,574 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,210, and pay covers 6.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Walla Walla, about 208 miles away, leaves $6,935 a month, more than Missoula.