Data scientist · Rochester, MN
Data scientist in Rochester: $4,551/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Rochester median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Minnesota median, $128,800 a year. Minnesota has about 4,020 data scientist jobs. The 10th percentile is $65,730 and the 90th is $179,640. On the pay used here, Rochester ranks 41st-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 8.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,330/mo). Minnesota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,551 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Mankato, about 91 miles away, at $4,919 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,551
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$128,800
State median
Rent (1 bd)
$1,330
$1,583 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
41st of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
8.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $128,800.
- Taxes$3,115
- Rent$1,330
- Other living costs$1,737
- Left over$4,551
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $128,800
- Federal income tax
- −$20,159
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,853
- State income tax (MN)
- −$7,371
- Take-home pay
- $91,417
- Effective tax rate
- 29.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,330
- Groceries
- $352
- Getting around
- $461
- Healthcare
- $396
- Utilities and internet
- $220
- Everything else
- $308
- Total spending
- $3,067
Left over each month
$10,733 gross, minus $3,115 in tax and $3,067 in living costs.
$4,551
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 Rochester?
$128,800 a year. That figure is the Minnesota 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 Rochester?
$4,551 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Minnesota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,330, and pay covers 8.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Mankato, about 91 miles away, leaves $4,919 a month, more than Rochester.