Data scientist · South Bend, IN

Data scientist in South Bend: $2,258/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in South Bend at $81,570 a year. About 130 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.59). The 10th percentile is $57,590 and the 90th is $114,550. Pay ranks 242nd-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,005/mo). Indiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,258 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Sheboygan, about 158 miles away, at $4,760 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,258

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$81,570

$57,590 to $114,550

Rent (1 bd)

$1,005

$1,196 (2 bd)

Employment

130

Location quotient 0.59

Pay rank

242nd of 281

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

6.8×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $81,570.

Taxes$1,620
Rent$1,005
Other living costs$1,914
Left over$2,258

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $81,570
Federal income tax: −$9,559
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,240
State income tax (IN): −$2,417
City / county wage tax: −$1,224
Take-home pay: $62,130
Effective tax rate: 23.8%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,005
Groceries: $378
Getting around: $542
Healthcare: $426
Utilities and internet: $237
Everything else: $331
Total spending: $2,919

Left over each month

$6,798 gross, minus $1,620 in tax and $2,919 in living costs.

$2,258

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 South Bend?

$81,570 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 130 data scientist jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in South Bend?

$2,258 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Indiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax Rent is $1,005, and pay covers 6.8× a year of it.

Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?

Sheboygan, about 158 miles away, leaves $4,760 a month, more than South Bend.