Data scientist · Charleston, SC

Data scientist in Charleston: $2,233/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Charleston median for this job. The paycheck used here is the South Carolina median, $91,990 a year. BLS still counts about 650 data scientist jobs in the metro, without a published wage. South Carolina has about 3,750 data scientist jobs. The 10th percentile is $61,600 and the 90th is $156,000. On the pay used here, Charleston ranks 288th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 4.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,588/mo). South Carolina taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,233 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Charlotte, about 155 miles away, at $4,735 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,233

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$91,990

State median

Rent (1 bd)

$1,588

$1,890 (2 bd)

Employment

650

Location quotient 0.98

Pay rank

288th of 387

Includes estimated pay

Pay vs rent

4.8×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $91,990.

Taxes$1,917
Rent$1,588
Other living costs$1,927
Left over$2,233

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $91,990
Federal income tax: −$11,852
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,037
State income tax (SC): −$4,121
Take-home pay: $68,980
Effective tax rate: 25.0%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,588
Groceries: $384
Getting around: $535
Healthcare: $432
Utilities and internet: $240
Everything else: $336
Total spending: $3,515

Left over each month

$7,666 gross, minus $1,917 in tax and $3,515 in living costs.

$2,233

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 Charleston?

$91,990 a year. That figure is the South Carolina median from BLS OEWS May 2025, because the metro wage was not published. About 650 data scientist jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,233 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. South Carolina taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,588, and pay covers 4.8× a year of it.

Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?

Charlotte, about 155 miles away, leaves $4,735 a month, more than Charleston.