Data scientist · Greensboro, NC

Data scientist in Greensboro: $3,592/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Greensboro at $106,060 a year. About 370 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.60). The 10th percentile is $66,350 and the 90th is $157,730. Pay ranks 86th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,042/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,592 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Charlottesville, about 148 miles away, at $5,406 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,592

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$106,060

$66,350 to $157,730

Rent (1 bd)

$1,042

$1,240 (2 bd)

Employment

370

Location quotient 0.60

Pay rank

86th of 281

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

8.5×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $106,060.

Taxes$2,252
Rent$1,042
Other living costs$1,952
Left over$3,592

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $106,060
Federal income tax: −$14,947
Social Security and Medicare: −$8,114
State income tax (NC): −$3,966
Take-home pay: $79,034
Effective tax rate: 25.5%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,042
Groceries: $385
Getting around: $557
Healthcare: $433
Utilities and internet: $241
Everything else: $337
Total spending: $2,994

Left over each month

$8,838 gross, minus $2,252 in tax and $2,994 in living costs.

$3,592

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 Greensboro?

$106,060 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 370 data scientist jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Greensboro?

$3,592 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,042, and pay covers 8.5× a year of it.

Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?

Charlottesville, about 148 miles away, leaves $5,406 a month, more than Greensboro.