Data scientist · Huntington, WV

Data scientist in Huntington: $2,926/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Huntington at $91,130 a year. About 50 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.22). The 10th percentile is $59,860 and the 90th is $149,670. Pay ranks 212th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($801/mo). West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,926 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Charlottesville, about 218 miles away, at $5,406 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,926

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$91,130

$59,860 to $149,670

Rent (1 bd)

$801

$954 (2 bd)

Employment

Location quotient 0.22

Pay rank

212th of 281

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

9.5×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $91,130.

Taxes$1,849
Rent$801
Other living costs$2,018
Left over$2,926

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $91,130
Federal income tax: −$11,663
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,971
State income tax (WV): −$3,554
Take-home pay: $68,942
Effective tax rate: 24.3%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $801
Groceries: $389
Getting around: $607
Healthcare: $438
Utilities and internet: $243
Everything else: $341
Total spending: $2,819

Left over each month

$7,594 gross, minus $1,849 in tax and $2,819 in living costs.

$2,926

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 Huntington?

$91,130 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 Huntington?

$2,926 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $801, and pay covers 9.5× a year of it.

Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?

Charlottesville, about 218 miles away, leaves $5,406 a month, more than Huntington.