Data scientist · New Haven, CT
Data scientist in New Haven: $3,674/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in New Haven at $121,880 a year. About 150 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.31). The 10th percentile is $77,940 and the 90th is $168,400. Pay ranks 40th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,655/mo). Connecticut taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,674 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Elmira, about 210 miles away, at $4,835 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,674
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$121,880
$77,940 to $168,400
Rent (1 bd)
$1,655
$1,970 (2 bd)
Employment
150
Location quotient 0.31
Pay rank
40th of 281
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $121,880.
- Taxes$2,824
- Rent$1,655
- Other living costs$2,004
- Left over$3,674
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $121,880
- Federal income tax
- −$18,498
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,324
- State income tax (CT)
- −$6,063
- Take-home pay
- $87,995
- Effective tax rate
- 27.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,655
- Groceries
- $408
- Getting around
- $524
- Healthcare
- $459
- Utilities and internet
- $255
- Everything else
- $357
- Total spending
- $3,659
Left over each month
$10,157 gross, minus $2,824 in tax and $3,659 in living costs.
$3,674
Rank every metro for a data scientist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Elmira, $4,835/mo.
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Questions
What does a data scientist make in New Haven?
$121,880 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 150 data scientist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in New Haven?
$3,674 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Connecticut taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,655, and pay covers 6.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Elmira, about 210 miles away, leaves $4,835 a month, more than New Haven.