Data scientist · Dothan, AL
Data scientist in Dothan: $3,463/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Dothan median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Alabama median, $103,120 a year. Alabama has about 1,740 data scientist jobs. The 10th percentile is $59,130 and the 90th is $161,590. On the pay used here, Dothan ranks 159th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 10.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($825/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 $3,463 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Jacksonville, about 231 miles away, at $4,689 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,463
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$103,120
State median
Rent (1 bd)
$825
$982 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
159th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
10.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $103,120.
- Taxes$2,349
- Rent$825
- Other living costs$1,956
- Left over$3,463
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $103,120
- Federal income tax
- −$14,300
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,889
- State income tax (AL)
- −$4,966
- City / county wage tax
- −$1,031
- Take-home pay
- $74,934
- Effective tax rate
- 27.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $825
- Groceries
- $376
- Getting around
- $591
- Healthcare
- $423
- Utilities and internet
- $235
- Everything else
- $329
- Total spending
- $2,781
Left over each month
$8,593 gross, minus $2,349 in tax and $2,781 in living costs.
$3,463
Rank every metro for a data scientist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Jacksonville, $4,689/mo.
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Questions
What does a data scientist make in Dothan?
$103,120 a year. That figure is the Alabama median from BLS OEWS May 2025, because the metro wage was not published.
What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Dothan?
$3,463 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 $825, and pay covers 10.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Jacksonville, about 231 miles away, leaves $4,689 a month, more than Dothan.