Data scientist · Blacksburg, VA

Data scientist in Blacksburg: $2,515/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Blacksburg at $89,070 a year. About 60 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 $69,830 and the 90th is $149,510. Pay ranks 217th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,103/mo). Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,515 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Charlottesville, about 121 miles away, at $5,406 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,515

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$89,070

$69,830 to $149,510

Rent (1 bd)

$1,103

$1,313 (2 bd)

Employment

Location quotient 0.50

Pay rank

217th of 281

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

6.7×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $89,070.

Taxes$1,867
Rent$1,103
Other living costs$1,938
Left over$2,515

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $89,070
Federal income tax: −$11,209
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,814
State income tax (VA): −$4,375
Take-home pay: $66,671
Effective tax rate: 25.1%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,103
Groceries: $388
Getting around: $533
Healthcare: $436
Utilities and internet: $242
Everything else: $339
Total spending: $3,041

Left over each month

$7,423 gross, minus $1,867 in tax and $3,041 in living costs.

$2,515

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 Blacksburg?

$89,070 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 60 data scientist jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,515 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,103, and pay covers 6.7× a year of it.

Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?

Charlottesville, about 121 miles away, leaves $5,406 a month, more than Blacksburg.