Data scientist · Paducah, KY
Data scientist in Paducah: $2,895/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Paducah median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Kentucky median, $91,760 a year. Kentucky has about 1,540 data scientist jobs. The 10th percentile is $61,990 and the 90th is $156,480. On the pay used here, Paducah ranks 290th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 9.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($821/mo). Kentucky charges a 4.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,895 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Bloomington, about 235 miles away, at $4,532 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,895
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$91,760
State median
Rent (1 bd)
$821
$977 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
290th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
9.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $91,760.
- Taxes$1,978
- Rent$821
- Other living costs$1,953
- Left over$2,895
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $91,760
- Federal income tax
- −$11,801
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,020
- State income tax (KY)
- −$3,540
- City / county wage tax
- −$1,376
- Take-home pay
- $68,023
- Effective tax rate
- 25.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $821
- Groceries
- $376
- Getting around
- $589
- Healthcare
- $423
- Utilities and internet
- $235
- Everything else
- $329
- Total spending
- $2,774
Left over each month
$7,647 gross, minus $1,978 in tax and $2,774 in living costs.
$2,895
Rank every metro for a data scientist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Bloomington, $4,532/mo.
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Questions
What does a data scientist make in Paducah?
$91,760 a year. That figure is the Kentucky median from BLS OEWS May 2025, because the metro wage was not published.
What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Paducah?
$2,895 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Kentucky charges a 4.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax Rent is $821, and pay covers 9.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Bloomington, about 235 miles away, leaves $4,532 a month, more than Paducah.