Data scientist · Niles, MI
Data scientist in Niles: $2,974/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Niles at $95,350 a year. About 50 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.52). The 10th percentile is $56,500 and the 90th is $131,990. Pay ranks 178th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,000/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 $2,974 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Sheboygan, about 144 miles away, at $4,760 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,974
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$95,350
$56,500 to $131,990
Rent (1 bd)
$1,000
$1,190 (2 bd)
Employment
50
Location quotient 0.52
Pay rank
178th of 281
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $95,350.
- Taxes$2,054
- Rent$1,000
- Other living costs$1,917
- Left over$2,974
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $95,350
- Federal income tax
- −$12,591
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,294
- State income tax (MI)
- −$3,814
- City / county wage tax
- −$954
- Take-home pay
- $70,697
- Effective tax rate
- 25.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,000
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $549
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,917
Left over each month
$7,946 gross, minus $2,054 in tax and $2,917 in living costs.
$2,974
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 Niles?
$95,350 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 50 data scientist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Niles?
$2,974 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 $1,000, and pay covers 7.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Sheboygan, about 144 miles away, leaves $4,760 a month, more than Niles.