Data scientist · Gainesville, FL
Data scientist in Gainesville: $3,915/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Gainesville at $109,800 a year. About 70 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.28). The 10th percentile is $61,270 and the 90th is $202,280. Pay ranks 68th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,305/mo). Florida has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,915 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is North Port, about 148 miles away, at $5,786 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,915
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$109,800
$61,270 to $202,280
Rent (1 bd)
$1,305
$1,553 (2 bd)
Employment
70
Location quotient 0.28
Pay rank
68th of 281
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $109,800.
- Taxes$2,014
- Rent$1,305
- Other living costs$1,916
- Left over$3,915
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $109,800
- Federal income tax
- −$15,770
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,400
- State income tax (FL)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $85,630
- Effective tax rate
- 22.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,305
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $514
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $3,221
Left over each month
$9,150 gross, minus $2,014 in tax and $3,221 in living costs.
$3,915
Rank every metro for a data scientist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: North Port, $5,786/mo.
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Questions
What does a data scientist make in Gainesville?
$109,800 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 70 data scientist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Gainesville?
$3,915 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Florida has no state income tax Rent is $1,305, and pay covers 7.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
North Port, about 148 miles away, leaves $5,786 a month, more than Gainesville.