Data scientist · Topeka, KS

Data scientist in Topeka: $3,014/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Topeka at $94,780 a year. About 40 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.22). The 10th percentile is $57,190 and the 90th is $147,420. Pay ranks 183rd-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,022/mo). Kansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,014 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Fayetteville, about 223 miles away, at $4,667 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,014

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$94,780

$57,190 to $147,420

Rent (1 bd)

$1,022

$1,217 (2 bd)

Employment

Location quotient 0.22

Pay rank

183rd of 281

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

7.7×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $94,780.

Taxes$2,060
Rent$1,022
Other living costs$1,803
Left over$3,014

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $94,780
Federal income tax: −$12,466
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,251
State income tax (KS): −$5,000
Take-home pay: $70,064
Effective tax rate: 26.1%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,022
Groceries: $353
Getting around: $524
Healthcare: $397
Utilities and internet: $221
Everything else: $309
Total spending: $2,825

Left over each month

$7,898 gross, minus $2,060 in tax and $2,825 in living costs.

$3,014

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 Topeka?

$94,780 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 Topeka?

$3,014 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Kansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,022, and pay covers 7.7× a year of it.

Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?

Fayetteville, about 223 miles away, leaves $4,667 a month, more than Topeka.