Data scientist · Atlantic City, NJ
Data scientist in Atlantic City: $2,459/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Atlantic City at $97,930 a year. About 70 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.24). The 10th percentile is $60,160 and the 90th is $158,170. Pay ranks 158th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,654/mo). New Jersey taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,459 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Charlottesville, about 228 miles away, at $5,406 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,459
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$97,930
$60,160 to $158,170
Rent (1 bd)
$1,654
$1,969 (2 bd)
Employment
70
Location quotient 0.24
Pay rank
158th 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 $97,930.
- Taxes$2,058
- Rent$1,654
- Other living costs$1,990
- Left over$2,459
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $97,930
- Federal income tax
- −$13,159
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,492
- State income tax (NJ)
- −$4,048
- Take-home pay
- $73,232
- Effective tax rate
- 25.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,654
- Groceries
- $398
- Getting around
- $546
- Healthcare
- $448
- Utilities and internet
- $249
- Everything else
- $349
- Total spending
- $3,644
Left over each month
$8,161 gross, minus $2,058 in tax and $3,644 in living costs.
$2,459
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 Atlantic City?
$97,930 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 Atlantic City?
$2,459 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New Jersey taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,654, and pay covers 4.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Charlottesville, about 228 miles away, leaves $5,406 a month, more than Atlantic City.