Data scientist · Wausau, WI
Data scientist in Wausau: $3,792/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Wausau at $104,420 a year. About 50 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.42). The 10th percentile is $72,000 and the 90th is $173,920. Pay ranks 94th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 11.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($748/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,792 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Mankato, about 222 miles away, at $4,919 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,792
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$104,420
$72,000 to $173,920
Rent (1 bd)
$748
$890 (2 bd)
Employment
50
Location quotient 0.42
Pay rank
94th of 281
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
11.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $104,420.
- Taxes$2,251
- Rent$748
- Other living costs$1,911
- Left over$3,792
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $104,420
- Federal income tax
- −$14,586
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,988
- State income tax (WI)
- −$4,437
- Take-home pay
- $77,409
- Effective tax rate
- 25.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $748
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $542
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,659
Left over each month
$8,702 gross, minus $2,251 in tax and $2,659 in living costs.
$3,792
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 Wausau?
$104,420 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 50 data scientist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Wausau?
$3,792 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $748, and pay covers 11.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Mankato, about 222 miles away, leaves $4,919 a month, more than Wausau.