Data scientist · Muncie, IN
Data scientist in Muncie: $2,518/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Muncie at $82,160 a year. About 30 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.40). The 10th percentile is $59,780 and the 90th is $127,970. Pay ranks 238th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($749/mo). Indiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,518 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Bloomington, about 182 miles away, at $4,532 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,518
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$82,160
$59,780 to $127,970
Rent (1 bd)
$749
$892 (2 bd)
Employment
30
Location quotient 0.40
Pay rank
238th of 281
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $82,160.
- Taxes$1,637
- Rent$749
- Other living costs$1,943
- Left over$2,518
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $82,160
- Federal income tax
- −$9,689
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,285
- State income tax (IN)
- −$2,435
- City / county wage tax
- −$1,232
- Take-home pay
- $62,518
- Effective tax rate
- 23.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $749
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $571
- Healthcare
- $426
- Utilities and internet
- $237
- Everything else
- $331
- Total spending
- $2,692
Left over each month
$6,847 gross, minus $1,637 in tax and $2,692 in living costs.
$2,518
Rank every metro for a data scientist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Bloomington, $4,532/mo.
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Questions
What does a data scientist make in Muncie?
$82,160 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 Muncie?
$2,518 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Indiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax Rent is $749, and pay covers 9.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Bloomington, about 182 miles away, leaves $4,532 a month, more than Muncie.