Data scientist · Pittsfield, MA
Data scientist in Pittsfield: $3,069/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Pittsfield at $103,590 a year. About 50 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.55). The 10th percentile is $62,910 and the 90th is $193,670. Pay ranks 97th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,312/mo). Massachusetts charges a 5.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,069 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Elmira, about 181 miles away, at $4,835 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,069
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$103,590
$62,910 to $193,670
Rent (1 bd)
$1,312
$1,562 (2 bd)
Employment
50
Location quotient 0.55
Pay rank
97th of 281
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $103,590.
- Taxes$2,274
- Rent$1,312
- Other living costs$1,978
- Left over$3,069
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $103,590
- Federal income tax
- −$14,404
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,925
- State income tax (MA)
- −$4,960
- Take-home pay
- $76,302
- Effective tax rate
- 26.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,312
- Groceries
- $400
- Getting around
- $527
- Healthcare
- $450
- Utilities and internet
- $250
- Everything else
- $350
- Total spending
- $3,290
Left over each month
$8,633 gross, minus $2,274 in tax and $3,290 in living costs.
$3,069
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 Pittsfield?
$103,590 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 Pittsfield?
$3,069 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Massachusetts charges a 5.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,312, and pay covers 6.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Elmira, about 181 miles away, leaves $4,835 a month, more than Pittsfield.