Data scientist · Hagerstown, MD

Data scientist in Hagerstown: $2,631/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Hagerstown at $97,190 a year. About 50 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.26). The 10th percentile is $76,080 and the 90th is $170,170. Pay ranks 167th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,167/mo). Maryland taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 3.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,631 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Charlottesville, about 116 miles away, at $5,406 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,631

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$97,190

$76,080 to $170,170

Rent (1 bd)

$1,167

$1,389 (2 bd)

Employment

Location quotient 0.26

Pay rank

167th of 281

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

6.9×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $97,190.

Taxes$2,316
Rent$1,167
Other living costs$1,985
Left over$2,631

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $97,190
Federal income tax: −$12,996
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,435
State income tax (MD): −$4,443
City / county wage tax: −$2,916
Take-home pay: $69,401
Effective tax rate: 28.6%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,167
Groceries: $389
Getting around: $574
Healthcare: $438
Utilities and internet: $243
Everything else: $341
Total spending: $3,152

Left over each month

$8,099 gross, minus $2,316 in tax and $3,152 in living costs.

$2,631

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 Hagerstown?

$97,190 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 50 data scientist jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,631 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Maryland taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 3.00% city wage tax Rent is $1,167, and pay covers 6.9× a year of it.

Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?

Charlottesville, about 116 miles away, leaves $5,406 a month, more than Hagerstown.