Data scientist · Springfield, IL
Data scientist in Springfield: $2,912/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Springfield at $92,000 a year. About 100 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.60). The 10th percentile is $63,570 and the 90th is $144,000. Pay ranks 204th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($904/mo). Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,912 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Bloomington, about 64 miles away, at $4,532 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,912
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$92,000
$63,570 to $144,000
Rent (1 bd)
$904
$1,076 (2 bd)
Employment
100
Location quotient 0.60
Pay rank
204th of 281
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $92,000.
- Taxes$1,942
- Rent$904
- Other living costs$1,908
- Left over$2,912
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $92,000
- Federal income tax
- −$11,854
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,038
- State income tax (IL)
- −$4,417
- Take-home pay
- $68,691
- Effective tax rate
- 25.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $904
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $539
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,812
Left over each month
$7,667 gross, minus $1,942 in tax and $2,812 in living costs.
$2,912
Rank every metro for a data scientist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Bloomington, $4,532/mo.
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Questions
What does a data scientist make in Springfield?
$92,000 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 Springfield?
$2,912 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax Rent is $904, and pay covers 8.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Bloomington, about 64 miles away, leaves $4,532 a month, more than Springfield.