Data scientist · Goldsboro, NC
Data scientist in Goldsboro: $4,320/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Goldsboro median for this job. The paycheck used here is the North Carolina median, $119,090 a year. North Carolina has about 11,430 data scientist jobs. The 10th percentile is $65,970 and the 90th is $172,830. On the pay used here, Goldsboro ranks 80th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 10.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($984/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,320 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Charlottesville, about 182 miles away, at $5,406 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,320
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$119,090
State median
Rent (1 bd)
$984
$1,172 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
80th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
10.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $119,090.
- Taxes$2,622
- Rent$984
- Other living costs$1,999
- Left over$4,320
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $119,090
- Federal income tax
- −$17,829
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,110
- State income tax (NC)
- −$4,519
- Take-home pay
- $87,632
- Effective tax rate
- 26.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $984
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $605
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $2,983
Left over each month
$9,924 gross, minus $2,622 in tax and $2,983 in living costs.
$4,320
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 Goldsboro?
$119,090 a year. That figure is the North Carolina 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 Goldsboro?
$4,320 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $984, and pay covers 10.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Charlottesville, about 182 miles away, leaves $5,406 a month, more than Goldsboro.