Data scientist · Gainesville, GA

Data scientist in Gainesville: $2,073/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Gainesville at $84,670 a year. About 70 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.40). The 10th percentile is $52,380 and the 90th is $144,920. Pay ranks 229th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,318/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,073 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Charlotte, about 181 miles away, at $4,735 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,073

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$84,670

$52,380 to $144,920

Rent (1 bd)

$1,318

$1,569 (2 bd)

Employment

Location quotient 0.40

Pay rank

229th of 281

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

5.4×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $84,670.

Taxes$1,708
Rent$1,318
Other living costs$1,957
Left over$2,073

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $84,670
Federal income tax: −$10,241
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,477
State income tax (GA): −$3,772
Take-home pay: $64,180
Effective tax rate: 24.2%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,318
Groceries: $386
Getting around: $559
Healthcare: $434
Utilities and internet: $241
Everything else: $337
Total spending: $3,275

Left over each month

$7,056 gross, minus $1,708 in tax and $3,275 in living costs.

$2,073

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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Questions

What does a data scientist make in Gainesville?

$84,670 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?

$2,073 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $1,318, and pay covers 5.4× a year of it.

Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?

Charlotte, about 181 miles away, leaves $4,735 a month, more than Gainesville.