Data scientist · Sioux City, IA

Data scientist in Sioux City: $2,839/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Sioux City at $90,030 a year. About 40 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.32). The 10th percentile is $54,120 and the 90th is $145,350. Pay ranks 215th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,089/mo). Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,839 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Mankato, about 157 miles away, at $4,919 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,839

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$90,030

$54,120 to $145,350

Rent (1 bd)

$1,089

$1,296 (2 bd)

Employment

Location quotient 0.32

Pay rank

215th of 281

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

6.9×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $90,030.

Taxes$1,765
Rent$1,089
Other living costs$1,810
Left over$2,839

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $90,030
Federal income tax: −$11,421
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,887
State income tax (IA): −$2,866
Take-home pay: $68,856
Effective tax rate: 23.5%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,089
Groceries: $348
Getting around: $547
Healthcare: $392
Utilities and internet: $218
Everything else: $305
Total spending: $2,899

Left over each month

$7,503 gross, minus $1,765 in tax and $2,899 in living costs.

$2,839

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 Sioux City?

$90,030 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 Sioux City?

$2,839 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax Rent is $1,089, and pay covers 6.9× a year of it.

Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?

Mankato, about 157 miles away, leaves $4,919 a month, more than Sioux City.