Data scientist · Rockford, IL
Data scientist in Rockford: $2,895/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Rockford at $92,990 a year. About 100 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.41). The 10th percentile is $62,400 and the 90th is $137,710. Pay ranks 196th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($940/mo). Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income 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 Sheboygan, about 118 miles away, at $4,760 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,895
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$92,990
$62,400 to $137,710
Rent (1 bd)
$940
$1,119 (2 bd)
Employment
100
Location quotient 0.41
Pay rank
196th of 281
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $92,990.
- Taxes$1,971
- Rent$940
- Other living costs$1,943
- Left over$2,895
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $92,990
- Federal income tax
- −$12,072
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,114
- State income tax (IL)
- −$4,466
- Take-home pay
- $69,339
- Effective tax rate
- 25.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $940
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $575
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,883
Left over each month
$7,749 gross, minus $1,971 in tax and $2,883 in living costs.
$2,895
Rank every metro for a data scientist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Sheboygan, $4,760/mo.
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Questions
What does a data scientist make in Rockford?
$92,990 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 100 data scientist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Rockford?
$2,895 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax Rent is $940, and pay covers 8.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Sheboygan, about 118 miles away, leaves $4,760 a month, more than Rockford.