Data scientist · Shreveport, LA
Data scientist in Shreveport: $3,309/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Shreveport at $98,400 a year. About 40 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.16). The 10th percentile is $64,130 and the 90th is $121,630. Pay ranks 150th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,077/mo). Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,309 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Texarkana, about 77 miles away, at $5,096 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,309
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$98,400
$64,130 to $121,630
Rent (1 bd)
$1,077
$1,282 (2 bd)
Employment
40
Location quotient 0.16
Pay rank
150th of 281
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $98,400.
- Taxes$1,947
- Rent$1,077
- Other living costs$1,867
- Left over$3,309
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $98,400
- Federal income tax
- −$13,262
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,528
- State income tax (LA)
- −$2,577
- Take-home pay
- $75,033
- Effective tax rate
- 23.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,077
- Groceries
- $360
- Getting around
- $562
- Healthcare
- $405
- Utilities and internet
- $225
- Everything else
- $315
- Total spending
- $2,944
Left over each month
$8,200 gross, minus $1,947 in tax and $2,944 in living costs.
$3,309
Rank every metro for a data scientist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Texarkana, $5,096/mo.
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Questions
What does a data scientist make in Shreveport?
$98,400 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 40 data scientist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Shreveport?
$3,309 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,077, and pay covers 7.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Texarkana, about 77 miles away, leaves $5,096 a month, more than Shreveport.