Data scientist · Harrisonburg, VA

Data scientist in Harrisonburg: $1,680/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Harrisonburg at $79,560 a year. About 40 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.36). The 10th percentile is $65,380 and the 90th is $120,440. Pay ranks 256th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,395/mo). Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,680 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Charlottesville, about 42 miles away, at $5,406 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$1,680

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$79,560

$65,380 to $120,440

Rent (1 bd)

$1,395

$1,661 (2 bd)

Employment

Location quotient 0.36

Pay rank

256th of 281

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

4.8×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $79,560.

Taxes$1,586
Rent$1,395
Other living costs$1,969
Left over$1,680

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $79,560
Federal income tax: −$9,117
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,086
State income tax (VA): −$3,828
Take-home pay: $60,528
Effective tax rate: 23.9%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,395
Groceries: $388
Getting around: $564
Healthcare: $436
Utilities and internet: $242
Everything else: $339
Total spending: $3,364

Left over each month

$6,630 gross, minus $1,586 in tax and $3,364 in living costs.

$1,680

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 Harrisonburg?

$79,560 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 Harrisonburg?

$1,680 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,395, and pay covers 4.8× a year of it.

Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?

Charlottesville, about 42 miles away, leaves $5,406 a month, more than Harrisonburg.