Data scientist · Syracuse, NY

Data scientist in Syracuse: $3,397/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Syracuse at $108,680 a year. About 350 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.70). The 10th percentile is $63,640 and the 90th is $166,930. Pay ranks 71st-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,236/mo). New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,397 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Elmira, about 66 miles away, at $4,835 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,397

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$108,680

$63,640 to $166,930

Rent (1 bd)

$1,236

$1,472 (2 bd)

Employment

350

Location quotient 0.70

Pay rank

71st of 281

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

7.3×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $108,680.

Taxes$2,443
Rent$1,236
Other living costs$1,981
Left over$3,397

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $108,680
Federal income tax: −$15,524
Social Security and Medicare: −$8,314
State income tax (NY): −$5,473
Take-home pay: $79,370
Effective tax rate: 27.0%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,236
Groceries: $397
Getting around: $543
Healthcare: $446
Utilities and internet: $248
Everything else: $347
Total spending: $3,217

Left over each month

$9,057 gross, minus $2,443 in tax and $3,217 in living costs.

$3,397

Rank every metro for a data scientist

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Elmira, $4,835/mo.

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Questions

What does a data scientist make in Syracuse?

$108,680 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 350 data scientist jobs are in the metro.

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

$3,397 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,236, and pay covers 7.3× a year of it.

Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?

Elmira, about 66 miles away, leaves $4,835 a month, more than Syracuse.