Data scientist · Altoona, PA

Data scientist in Altoona: $2,815/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Altoona at $91,170 a year. About 50 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.50). The 10th percentile is $50,370 and the 90th is $145,780. Pay ranks 211th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($847/mo). Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,815 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Charlottesville, about 177 miles away, at $5,406 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,815

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$91,170

$50,370 to $145,780

Rent (1 bd)

$847

$1,008 (2 bd)

Employment

Location quotient 0.50

Pay rank

211th of 281

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

9.0×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $91,170.

Taxes$1,863
Rent$847
Other living costs$2,072
Left over$2,815

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $91,170
Federal income tax: −$11,671
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,975
State income tax (PA): −$2,799
City / county wage tax: −$912
Take-home pay: $68,813
Effective tax rate: 24.5%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $847
Groceries: $401
Getting around: $617
Healthcare: $451
Utilities and internet: $251
Everything else: $351
Total spending: $2,919

Left over each month

$7,598 gross, minus $1,863 in tax and $2,919 in living costs.

$2,815

Rank every metro for a data scientist

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Charlottesville, $5,406/mo.

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Questions

What does a data scientist make in Altoona?

$91,170 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 Altoona?

$2,815 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $847, and pay covers 9.0× a year of it.

Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?

Charlottesville, about 177 miles away, leaves $5,406 a month, more than Altoona.