Data scientist · Greenville, SC
Data scientist in Greenville: $2,609/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Greenville at $91,490 a year. About 660 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.90). The 10th percentile is $61,110 and the 90th is $138,280. Pay ranks 208th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,204/mo). South Carolina taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,609 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Charlotte, about 97 miles away, at $4,735 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,609
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$91,490
$61,110 to $138,280
Rent (1 bd)
$1,204
$1,433 (2 bd)
Employment
660
Location quotient 0.90
Pay rank
208th of 281
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $91,490.
- Taxes$1,903
- Rent$1,204
- Other living costs$1,909
- Left over$2,609
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $91,490
- Federal income tax
- −$11,742
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,999
- State income tax (SC)
- −$4,090
- Take-home pay
- $68,659
- Effective tax rate
- 25.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,204
- Groceries
- $372
- Getting around
- $560
- Healthcare
- $419
- Utilities and internet
- $233
- Everything else
- $326
- Total spending
- $3,113
Left over each month
$7,624 gross, minus $1,903 in tax and $3,113 in living costs.
$2,609
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 Greenville?
$91,490 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 660 data scientist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Greenville?
$2,609 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. South Carolina taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,204, and pay covers 6.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Charlotte, about 97 miles away, leaves $4,735 a month, more than Greenville.