Data Scientists salary in Springfield, MO

Median pay for data scientists in Springfield, MO: $70,000/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $40,950 – $115,300 · about 180 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($93,540) by −$23,540 (-25%).

What it's really worth in Springfield

With Springfield's cost of living at 89 (US=100), that $70,000 has the buying power of about $78,555 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $58,291 · median home $272,938 · median rent $1,271/mo.

Full Springfield cost of living & taxes →

How Springfield ranks for this job

On raw pay, Springfield, MO is 166th of the 171 metros we hold data scientists wages for. Once Springfield's cost of living is applied, it ranks 160th.

Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Springfield sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.

What that salary buys in Springfield

A median home in Springfield, MO costs $272,938 — about 3.9× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,271/mo works out at 22% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where data scientists earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Springfield.

Metro	Median pay	vs Springfield	Rent vs Springfield
San Jose, CA	$171,800	+145%	2.9×
San Francisco, CA	$163,430	+133%	2.6×
Seattle, WA	$135,610	+94%	1.8×
Washington, DC	$135,080	+93%	1.9×

Same job elsewhere in MO

Metro	Median pay	vs Springfield	Rent vs Springfield
St. Louis, MO	$85,070	+22%	1.1×
Kansas City, MO	$84,450	+21%	1.2×

Staying in MO keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

Who hires data scientists around Springfield

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• CoxHealth · Healthcare
• Mercy Health · Healthcare

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