Data scientist · Florence, SC
Data scientist in Florence: $1,914/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Florence at $80,050 a year. About 110 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.72). The 10th percentile is $46,780 and the 90th is $122,170. Pay ranks 250th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,205/mo). South Carolina taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,914 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Charlotte, about 90 miles away, at $4,735 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,914
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$80,050
$46,780 to $122,170
Rent (1 bd)
$1,205
$1,435 (2 bd)
Employment
110
Location quotient 0.72
Pay rank
250th of 281
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $80,050.
- Taxes$1,561
- Rent$1,205
- Other living costs$1,991
- Left over$1,914
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $80,050
- Federal income tax
- −$9,225
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,124
- State income tax (SC)
- −$3,381
- Take-home pay
- $61,321
- Effective tax rate
- 23.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,205
- Groceries
- $384
- Getting around
- $599
- Healthcare
- $432
- Utilities and internet
- $240
- Everything else
- $336
- Total spending
- $3,196
Left over each month
$6,671 gross, minus $1,561 in tax and $3,196 in living costs.
$1,914
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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- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Lawyer
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- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Firefighter
- Mechanical engineer
Questions
What does a data scientist make in Florence?
$80,050 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 110 data scientist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Florence?
$1,914 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. South Carolina taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,205, and pay covers 5.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Charlotte, about 90 miles away, leaves $4,735 a month, more than Florence.