Data scientist · Utica, NY
Data scientist in Utica: $1,909/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Utica at $79,100 a year. About 150 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.73). The 10th percentile is $49,800 and the 90th is $144,000. Pay ranks 263rd-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,107/mo). New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,909 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Elmira, about 115 miles away, at $4,835 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,909
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$79,100
$49,800 to $144,000
Rent (1 bd)
$1,107
$1,318 (2 bd)
Employment
150
Location quotient 0.73
Pay rank
263rd of 281
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $79,100.
- Taxes$1,568
- Rent$1,107
- Other living costs$2,008
- Left over$1,909
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $79,100
- Federal income tax
- −$9,016
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,051
- State income tax (NY)
- −$3,746
- Take-home pay
- $60,287
- Effective tax rate
- 23.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,107
- Groceries
- $397
- Getting around
- $570
- Healthcare
- $446
- Utilities and internet
- $248
- Everything else
- $347
- Total spending
- $3,115
Left over each month
$6,592 gross, minus $1,568 in tax and $3,115 in living costs.
$1,909
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 Utica?
$79,100 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 150 data scientist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Utica?
$1,909 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,107, and pay covers 6.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Elmira, about 115 miles away, leaves $4,835 a month, more than Utica.