Data scientist · Portland, ME

Data scientist in Portland: $2,117/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Portland at $97,840 a year. About 620 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.27). The 10th percentile is $65,410 and the 90th is $153,140. Pay ranks 160th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,867/mo). Maine taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,117 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Bridgeport, about 225 miles away, at $4,115 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,117

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$97,840

$65,410 to $153,140

Rent (1 bd)

$1,867

$2,223 (2 bd)

Employment

620

Location quotient 1.27

Pay rank

160th of 281

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

4.4×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $97,840.

Taxes$2,172
Rent$1,867
Other living costs$1,997
Left over$2,117

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $97,840
Federal income tax: −$13,139
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,485
State income tax (ME): −$5,443
Take-home pay: $71,773
Effective tax rate: 26.6%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,867
Groceries: $410
Getting around: $510
Healthcare: $462
Utilities and internet: $257
Everything else: $359
Total spending: $3,864

Left over each month

$8,153 gross, minus $2,172 in tax and $3,864 in living costs.

$2,117

Rank every metro for a data scientist

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Bridgeport, $4,115/mo.

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Questions

What does a data scientist make in Portland?

$97,840 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 620 data scientist jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Portland?

$2,117 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Maine taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,867, and pay covers 4.4× a year of it.

Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?

Bridgeport, about 225 miles away, leaves $4,115 a month, more than Portland.