Data scientist · Fayetteville, NC
Data scientist in Fayetteville: $3,587/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Fayetteville at $106,270 a year. About 90 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.41). The 10th percentile is $58,070 and the 90th is $151,600. Pay ranks 83rd-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,044/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,587 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Charlottesville, about 202 miles away, at $5,406 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,587
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$106,270
$58,070 to $151,600
Rent (1 bd)
$1,044
$1,243 (2 bd)
Employment
90
Location quotient 0.41
Pay rank
83rd of 281
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $106,270.
- Taxes$2,258
- Rent$1,044
- Other living costs$1,967
- Left over$3,587
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $106,270
- Federal income tax
- −$14,993
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,130
- State income tax (NC)
- −$3,975
- Take-home pay
- $79,172
- Effective tax rate
- 25.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,044
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $573
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,011
Left over each month
$8,856 gross, minus $2,258 in tax and $3,011 in living costs.
$3,587
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 Fayetteville?
$106,270 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 90 data scientist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Fayetteville?
$3,587 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,044, and pay covers 8.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Charlottesville, about 202 miles away, leaves $5,406 a month, more than Fayetteville.