Data scientist · Athens, GA
Data scientist in Athens: $1,661/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Athens at $76,090 a year. About 30 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.22). The 10th percentile is $48,250 and the 90th is $155,210. Pay ranks 271st-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,297/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,661 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Charlotte, about 161 miles away, at $4,735 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,661
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$76,090
$48,250 to $155,210
Rent (1 bd)
$1,297
$1,544 (2 bd)
Employment
30
Location quotient 0.22
Pay rank
271st of 281
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $76,090.
- Taxes$1,458
- Rent$1,297
- Other living costs$1,924
- Left over$1,661
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $76,090
- Federal income tax
- −$8,354
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,821
- State income tax (GA)
- −$3,326
- Take-home pay
- $58,589
- Effective tax rate
- 23.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,297
- Groceries
- $386
- Getting around
- $527
- Healthcare
- $434
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,221
Left over each month
$6,341 gross, minus $1,458 in tax and $3,221 in living costs.
$1,661
Rank every metro for a data scientist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Charlotte, $4,735/mo.
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Questions
What does a data scientist make in Athens?
$76,090 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 30 data scientist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Athens?
$1,661 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $1,297, and pay covers 4.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Charlotte, about 161 miles away, leaves $4,735 a month, more than Athens.