Data scientist · Gadsden, AL
Data scientist in Gadsden: $3,742/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Gadsden 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, Gadsden ranks 159th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 15.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($546/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 $3,742 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Huntsville, about 65 miles away, at $3,861 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,742
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$103,120
State median
Rent (1 bd)
$546
$650 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
159th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
15.7×
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$546
- Other living costs$1,956
- Left over$3,742
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
- $546
- Groceries
- $376
- Getting around
- $591
- Healthcare
- $423
- Utilities and internet
- $235
- Everything else
- $329
- Total spending
- $2,502
Left over each month
$8,593 gross, minus $2,349 in tax and $2,502 in living costs.
$3,742
Rank every metro for a data scientist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Huntsville, $3,861/mo.
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Questions
What does a data scientist make in Gadsden?
$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 Gadsden?
$3,742 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 $546, and pay covers 15.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Huntsville, about 65 miles away, leaves $3,861 a month, more than Gadsden.