Data scientist · Slidell, LA
Data scientist in Slidell: $4,132/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Slidell at $115,140 a year. About 40 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.26). The 10th percentile is $65,410 and the 90th is $133,460. Pay ranks 52nd-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,236/mo). Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,132 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Pensacola is the strongest other metro for this job ($3,385 left over a month), and Slidell still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,132
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$115,140
$65,410 to $133,460
Rent (1 bd)
$1,236
$1,471 (2 bd)
Employment
40
Location quotient 0.26
Pay rank
52nd of 281
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $115,140.
- Taxes$2,403
- Rent$1,236
- Other living costs$1,824
- Left over$4,132
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $115,140
- Federal income tax
- −$16,945
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,808
- State income tax (LA)
- −$3,079
- Take-home pay
- $86,308
- Effective tax rate
- 25.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,236
- Groceries
- $360
- Getting around
- $519
- Healthcare
- $405
- Utilities and internet
- $225
- Everything else
- $315
- Total spending
- $3,060
Left over each month
$9,595 gross, minus $2,403 in tax and $3,060 in living costs.
$4,132
Rank every metro for a data scientist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Pensacola, $3,385/mo.
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- Electrician
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- Lawyer
- Police officer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
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Questions
What does a data scientist make in Slidell?
$115,140 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 Slidell?
$4,132 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,236, and pay covers 7.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Slidell leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Pensacola at $3,385 a month.