Data scientist · Augusta, GA
Data scientist in Augusta: $2,687/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Augusta at $92,800 a year. About 220 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.56). The 10th percentile is $52,400 and the 90th is $148,950. Pay ranks 198th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,134/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,687 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Charlotte, about 136 miles away, at $4,735 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,687
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$92,800
$52,400 to $148,950
Rent (1 bd)
$1,134
$1,350 (2 bd)
Employment
220
Location quotient 0.56
Pay rank
198th of 281
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $92,800.
- Taxes$1,944
- Rent$1,134
- Other living costs$1,969
- Left over$2,687
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $92,800
- Federal income tax
- −$12,030
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,099
- State income tax (GA)
- −$4,194
- Take-home pay
- $69,477
- Effective tax rate
- 25.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,134
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $575
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,103
Left over each month
$7,733 gross, minus $1,944 in tax and $3,103 in living costs.
$2,687
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 Augusta?
$92,800 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 220 data scientist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Augusta?
$2,687 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $1,134, and pay covers 6.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Charlotte, about 136 miles away, leaves $4,735 a month, more than Augusta.