Data scientist · Providence, RI

Data scientist in Providence: $2,668/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Providence at $102,440 a year. About 1,170 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.97). The 10th percentile is $72,170 and the 90th is $160,660. Pay ranks 109th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,740/mo). Rhode Island taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,668 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Trenton, about 204 miles away, at $4,199 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,668

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$102,440

$72,170 to $160,660

Rent (1 bd)

$1,740

$2,072 (2 bd)

Employment

1,170

Location quotient 0.97

Pay rank

109th of 281

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

4.9×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $102,440.

Taxes$2,129
Rent$1,740
Other living costs$1,999
Left over$2,668

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $102,440
Federal income tax: −$14,151
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,837
State income tax (RI): −$3,566
Take-home pay: $76,887
Effective tax rate: 24.9%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,740
Groceries: $416
Getting around: $491
Healthcare: $468
Utilities and internet: $260
Everything else: $364
Total spending: $3,739

Left over each month

$8,537 gross, minus $2,129 in tax and $3,739 in living costs.

$2,668

Rank every metro for a data scientist

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Trenton, $4,199/mo.

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Questions

What does a data scientist make in Providence?

$102,440 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,170 data scientist jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,668 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Rhode Island taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,740, and pay covers 4.9× a year of it.

Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?

Trenton, about 204 miles away, leaves $4,199 a month, more than Providence.