Data scientist · Gulfport, MS
Data scientist in Gulfport: $1,739/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Gulfport at $73,360 a year. About 40 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.16). The 10th percentile is $46,270 and the 90th is $108,500. Pay ranks 274th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,060/mo). Mississippi charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,739 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Slidell, about 57 miles away, at $4,132 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,739
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$73,360
$46,270 to $108,500
Rent (1 bd)
$1,060
$1,262 (2 bd)
Employment
40
Location quotient 0.16
Pay rank
274th of 281
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $73,360.
- Taxes$1,374
- Rent$1,060
- Other living costs$1,940
- Left over$1,739
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $73,360
- Federal income tax
- −$7,753
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,612
- State income tax (MS)
- −$3,127
- Take-home pay
- $56,868
- Effective tax rate
- 22.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,060
- Groceries
- $374
- Getting around
- $584
- Healthcare
- $421
- Utilities and internet
- $234
- Everything else
- $327
- Total spending
- $3,000
Left over each month
$6,113 gross, minus $1,374 in tax and $3,000 in living costs.
$1,739
Rank every metro for a data scientist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Slidell, $4,132/mo.
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Questions
What does a data scientist make in Gulfport?
$73,360 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 40 data scientist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Gulfport?
$1,739 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Mississippi charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,060, and pay covers 5.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Slidell, about 57 miles away, leaves $4,132 a month, more than Gulfport.