Data scientist · Springfield, MO

Data scientist in Springfield: $2,573/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Springfield at $81,310 a year. About 190 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.51). The 10th percentile is $54,910 and the 90th is $124,510. Pay ranks 245th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($865/mo). Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,573 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Fayetteville, about 99 miles away, at $4,667 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,573

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$81,310

$54,910 to $124,510

Rent (1 bd)

$865

$1,030 (2 bd)

Employment

190

Location quotient 0.51

Pay rank

245th 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 $81,310.

Taxes$1,551
Rent$865
Other living costs$1,786
Left over$2,573

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $81,310
Federal income tax: −$9,502
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,220
State income tax (MO): −$2,895
Take-home pay: $62,693
Effective tax rate: 22.9%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $865
Groceries: $350
Getting around: $518
Healthcare: $394
Utilities and internet: $219
Everything else: $306
Total spending: $2,651

Left over each month

$6,776 gross, minus $1,551 in tax and $2,651 in living costs.

$2,573

Rank every metro for a data scientist

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Fayetteville, $4,667/mo.

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Questions

What does a data scientist make in Springfield?

$81,310 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 190 data scientist jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,573 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $865, and pay covers 7.8× a year of it.

Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?

Fayetteville, about 99 miles away, leaves $4,667 a month, more than Springfield.