Data scientist · New Orleans, LA
Data scientist in New Orleans: $3,226/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in New Orleans at $98,390 a year. About 200 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.26). The 10th percentile is $59,560 and the 90th is $130,530. Pay ranks 151st-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,223/mo). Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,226 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Slidell, about 81 miles away, at $4,132 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,226
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$98,390
$59,560 to $130,530
Rent (1 bd)
$1,223
$1,456 (2 bd)
Employment
200
Location quotient 0.26
Pay rank
151st of 281
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $98,390.
- Taxes$1,947
- Rent$1,223
- Other living costs$1,803
- Left over$3,226
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $98,390
- Federal income tax
- −$13,260
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,527
- State income tax (LA)
- −$2,577
- Take-home pay
- $75,027
- Effective tax rate
- 23.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,223
- Groceries
- $360
- Getting around
- $498
- Healthcare
- $405
- Utilities and internet
- $225
- Everything else
- $315
- Total spending
- $3,026
Left over each month
$8,199 gross, minus $1,947 in tax and $3,026 in living costs.
$3,226
Rank every metro for a data scientist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Slidell, $4,132/mo.
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Questions
What does a data scientist make in New Orleans?
$98,390 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 200 data scientist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in New Orleans?
$3,226 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,223, and pay covers 6.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Slidell, about 81 miles away, leaves $4,132 a month, more than New Orleans.