Data scientist · Omaha, NE
Data scientist in Omaha: $3,278/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Omaha at $100,830 a year. About 1,200 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.42). The 10th percentile is $70,720 and the 90th is $135,870. Pay ranks 127th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,089/mo). Nebraska taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,278 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Mankato, about 219 miles away, at $4,919 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,278
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$100,830
$70,720 to $135,870
Rent (1 bd)
$1,089
$1,297 (2 bd)
Employment
1,200
Location quotient 1.42
Pay rank
127th of 281
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $100,830.
- Taxes$2,156
- Rent$1,089
- Other living costs$1,879
- Left over$3,278
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $100,830
- Federal income tax
- −$13,797
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,713
- State income tax (NE)
- −$4,364
- Take-home pay
- $74,956
- Effective tax rate
- 25.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,089
- Groceries
- $368
- Getting around
- $545
- Healthcare
- $414
- Utilities and internet
- $230
- Everything else
- $322
- Total spending
- $2,968
Left over each month
$8,403 gross, minus $2,156 in tax and $2,968 in living costs.
$3,278
Rank every metro for a data scientist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Mankato, $4,919/mo.
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Questions
What does a data scientist make in Omaha?
$100,830 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,200 data scientist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Omaha?
$3,278 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Nebraska taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,089, and pay covers 7.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Mankato, about 219 miles away, leaves $4,919 a month, more than Omaha.