Data scientist · Waterbury, CT

Data scientist in Waterbury: $499/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Waterbury at $59,160 a year. About 170 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.64). The 10th percentile is $39,330 and the 90th is $154,930. Pay ranks 281st-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,362/mo). Connecticut taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $499 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Elmira, about 194 miles away, at $4,835 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$499

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$59,160

$39,330 to $154,930

Rent (1 bd)

$1,362

$1,621 (2 bd)

Employment

170

Location quotient 0.64

Pay rank

281st of 281

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

3.6×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $59,160.

Taxes$1,008
Rent$1,362
Other living costs$2,061
Left over$499

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $59,160
Federal income tax: −$5,061
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,526
State income tax (CT): −$2,504
Take-home pay: $47,070
Effective tax rate: 20.4%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,362
Groceries: $408
Getting around: $581
Healthcare: $459
Utilities and internet: $255
Everything else: $357
Total spending: $3,423

Left over each month

$4,930 gross, minus $1,008 in tax and $3,423 in living costs.

$499

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 Waterbury?

$59,160 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 170 data scientist jobs are in the metro.

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

$499 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Connecticut taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,362, and pay covers 3.6× a year of it.

Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?

Elmira, about 194 miles away, leaves $4,835 a month, more than Waterbury.