Data scientist · Dalton, GA
Data scientist in Dalton: $3,108/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Dalton at $101,020 a year. About 50 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.45). The 10th percentile is $60,830 and the 90th is $163,940. Pay ranks 123rd-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,124/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,108 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Charlotte, about 231 miles away, at $4,735 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,108
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$101,020
$60,830 to $163,940
Rent (1 bd)
$1,124
$1,338 (2 bd)
Employment
50
Location quotient 0.45
Pay rank
123rd of 281
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $101,020.
- Taxes$2,182
- Rent$1,124
- Other living costs$2,004
- Left over$3,108
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $101,020
- Federal income tax
- −$13,838
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,728
- State income tax (GA)
- −$4,620
- Take-home pay
- $74,833
- Effective tax rate
- 25.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,124
- Groceries
- $386
- Getting around
- $606
- Healthcare
- $434
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,128
Left over each month
$8,418 gross, minus $2,182 in tax and $3,128 in living costs.
$3,108
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 Dalton?
$101,020 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 50 data scientist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Dalton?
$3,108 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $1,124, and pay covers 7.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Charlotte, about 231 miles away, leaves $4,735 a month, more than Dalton.