Data scientist · Muskegon, MI

Data scientist in Muskegon: $2,061/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Muskegon at $79,480 a year. About 40 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.41). The 10th percentile is $55,080 and the 90th is $116,510. Pay ranks 258th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,007/mo). Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,061 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Sheboygan, about 69 miles away, at $4,760 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,061

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$79,480

$55,080 to $116,510

Rent (1 bd)

$1,007

$1,199 (2 bd)

Employment

Location quotient 0.41

Pay rank

258th of 281

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

6.6×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $79,480.

Taxes$1,593
Rent$1,007
Other living costs$1,962
Left over$2,061

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $79,480
Federal income tax: −$9,100
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,080
State income tax (MI): −$3,140
City / county wage tax: −$795
Take-home pay: $60,365
Effective tax rate: 24.0%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,007
Groceries: $378
Getting around: $593
Healthcare: $425
Utilities and internet: $236
Everything else: $330
Total spending: $2,969

Left over each month

$6,623 gross, minus $1,593 in tax and $2,969 in living costs.

$2,061

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 Muskegon?

$79,480 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 40 data scientist jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,061 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $1,007, and pay covers 6.6× a year of it.

Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?

Sheboygan, about 69 miles away, leaves $4,760 a month, more than Muskegon.