Data scientist · Charleston, WV
Data scientist in Charleston: $2,130/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Charleston at $79,860 a year. About 100 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.59). The 10th percentile is $63,490 and the 90th is $125,110. Pay ranks 253rd-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,011/mo). West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,130 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Charlottesville, about 159 miles away, at $5,406 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,130
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$79,860
$63,490 to $125,110
Rent (1 bd)
$1,011
$1,204 (2 bd)
Employment
100
Location quotient 0.59
Pay rank
253rd of 281
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $79,860.
- Taxes$1,525
- Rent$1,011
- Other living costs$1,989
- Left over$2,130
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $79,860
- Federal income tax
- −$9,183
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,109
- State income tax (WV)
- −$3,011
- Take-home pay
- $61,557
- Effective tax rate
- 22.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,011
- Groceries
- $390
- Getting around
- $574
- Healthcare
- $439
- Utilities and internet
- $244
- Everything else
- $342
- Total spending
- $3,000
Left over each month
$6,655 gross, minus $1,525 in tax and $3,000 in living costs.
$2,130
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 Charleston?
$79,860 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 100 data scientist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Charleston?
$2,130 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,011, and pay covers 6.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Charlottesville, about 159 miles away, leaves $5,406 a month, more than Charleston.