Data scientist · Waterloo, IA
Data scientist in Waterloo: $2,738/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Waterloo at $82,050 a year. About 70 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.49). The 10th percentile is $63,380 and the 90th is $153,050. Pay ranks 239th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($788/mo). Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,738 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Mankato, about 140 miles away, at $4,919 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,738
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$82,050
$63,380 to $153,050
Rent (1 bd)
$788
$938 (2 bd)
Employment
70
Location quotient 0.49
Pay rank
239th of 281
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $82,050.
- Taxes$1,542
- Rent$788
- Other living costs$1,769
- Left over$2,738
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $82,050
- Federal income tax
- −$9,665
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,277
- State income tax (IA)
- −$2,563
- Take-home pay
- $63,545
- Effective tax rate
- 22.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $788
- Groceries
- $347
- Getting around
- $510
- Healthcare
- $391
- Utilities and internet
- $217
- Everything else
- $304
- Total spending
- $2,557
Left over each month
$6,838 gross, minus $1,542 in tax and $2,557 in living costs.
$2,738
Rank every metro for a data scientist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Mankato, $4,919/mo.
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Questions
What does a data scientist make in Waterloo?
$82,050 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 70 data scientist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Waterloo?
$2,738 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax Rent is $788, and pay covers 8.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Mankato, about 140 miles away, leaves $4,919 a month, more than Waterloo.