Data scientist · Daphne, AL
Data scientist in Daphne: $1,358/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Daphne at $71,240 a year. About 30 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.23). The 10th percentile is $47,640 and the 90th is $169,910. Pay ranks 277th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,252/mo). Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,358 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Slidell, about 132 miles away, at $4,132 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,358
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$71,240
$47,640 to $169,910
Rent (1 bd)
$1,252
$1,490 (2 bd)
Employment
30
Location quotient 0.23
Pay rank
277th of 281
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $71,240.
- Taxes$1,402
- Rent$1,252
- Other living costs$1,925
- Left over$1,358
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $71,240
- Federal income tax
- −$7,287
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,450
- State income tax (AL)
- −$3,372
- City / county wage tax
- −$712
- Take-home pay
- $54,419
- Effective tax rate
- 23.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,252
- Groceries
- $376
- Getting around
- $561
- Healthcare
- $423
- Utilities and internet
- $235
- Everything else
- $329
- Total spending
- $3,177
Left over each month
$5,937 gross, minus $1,402 in tax and $3,177 in living costs.
$1,358
Rank every metro for a data scientist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Slidell, $4,132/mo.
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- Physical therapist
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Questions
What does a data scientist make in Daphne?
$71,240 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 30 data scientist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Daphne?
$1,358 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $1,252, and pay covers 4.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Slidell, about 132 miles away, leaves $4,132 a month, more than Daphne.