Data scientist · Auburn, AL

Data scientist in Auburn: $3,099/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Auburn median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Alabama median, $103,120 a year. Alabama has about 1,740 data scientist jobs. The 10th percentile is $59,130 and the 90th is $161,590. On the pay used here, Auburn ranks 159th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 7.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,224/mo). Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,099 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Huntsville, about 173 miles away, at $3,861 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,099

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$103,120

State median

Rent (1 bd)

$1,224

$1,457 (2 bd)

Employment

Not published

Pay rank

159th of 387

Includes estimated pay

Pay vs rent

7.0×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $103,120.

Taxes$2,349
Rent$1,224
Other living costs$1,921
Left over$3,099

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $103,120
Federal income tax: −$14,300
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,889
State income tax (AL): −$4,966
City / county wage tax: −$1,031
Take-home pay: $74,934
Effective tax rate: 27.3%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,224
Groceries: $376
Getting around: $557
Healthcare: $423
Utilities and internet: $235
Everything else: $329
Total spending: $3,145

Left over each month

$8,593 gross, minus $2,349 in tax and $3,145 in living costs.

$3,099

Rank every metro for a data scientist

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Huntsville, $3,861/mo.

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Questions

What does a data scientist make in Auburn?

$103,120 a year. That figure is the Alabama median from BLS OEWS May 2025, because the metro wage was not published.

What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Auburn?

$3,099 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $1,224, and pay covers 7.0× a year of it.

Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?

Huntsville, about 173 miles away, leaves $3,861 a month, more than Auburn.