Data scientist · Columbia, SC
Data scientist in Columbia: $2,454/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Columbia at $88,260 a year. About 590 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.89). The 10th percentile is $52,350 and the 90th is $138,960. Pay ranks 218th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,157/mo). South Carolina taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,454 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Charlotte, about 76 miles away, at $4,735 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,454
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$88,260
$52,350 to $138,960
Rent (1 bd)
$1,157
$1,377 (2 bd)
Employment
590
Location quotient 0.89
Pay rank
218th of 281
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $88,260.
- Taxes$1,806
- Rent$1,157
- Other living costs$1,938
- Left over$2,454
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $88,260
- Federal income tax
- −$11,031
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,752
- State income tax (SC)
- −$3,890
- Take-home pay
- $66,587
- Effective tax rate
- 24.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,157
- Groceries
- $384
- Getting around
- $546
- Healthcare
- $432
- Utilities and internet
- $240
- Everything else
- $336
- Total spending
- $3,095
Left over each month
$7,355 gross, minus $1,806 in tax and $3,095 in living costs.
$2,454
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 Columbia?
$88,260 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 590 data scientist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Columbia?
$2,454 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. South Carolina taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,157, and pay covers 6.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Charlotte, about 76 miles away, leaves $4,735 a month, more than Columbia.