Data scientist · Wichita, KS
Data scientist in Wichita: $3,154/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Wichita at $94,680 a year. About 70 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.13). The 10th percentile is $67,840 and the 90th is $153,540. Pay ranks 185th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($857/mo). Kansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,154 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Fayetteville, about 204 miles away, at $4,667 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,154
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$94,680
$67,840 to $153,540
Rent (1 bd)
$857
$1,020 (2 bd)
Employment
70
Location quotient 0.13
Pay rank
185th of 281
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $94,680.
- Taxes$2,057
- Rent$857
- Other living costs$1,822
- Left over$3,154
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $94,680
- Federal income tax
- −$12,444
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,243
- State income tax (KS)
- −$4,995
- Take-home pay
- $69,999
- Effective tax rate
- 26.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $857
- Groceries
- $353
- Getting around
- $543
- Healthcare
- $397
- Utilities and internet
- $221
- Everything else
- $309
- Total spending
- $2,679
Left over each month
$7,890 gross, minus $2,057 in tax and $2,679 in living costs.
$3,154
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 Wichita?
$94,680 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 Wichita?
$3,154 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Kansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $857, and pay covers 9.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Fayetteville, about 204 miles away, leaves $4,667 a month, more than Wichita.