Data scientist · Huntsville, AL

Data scientist in Huntsville: $3,861/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Huntsville at $111,810 a year. About 620 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.39). The 10th percentile is $66,860 and the 90th is $174,700. Pay ranks 63rd-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,050/mo). Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,861 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Jonesboro, about 230 miles away, at $4,081 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,861

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$111,810

$66,860 to $174,700

Rent (1 bd)

$1,050

$1,250 (2 bd)

Employment

620

Location quotient 1.39

Pay rank

63rd of 281

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

8.9×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $111,810.

Taxes$2,514
Rent$1,050
Other living costs$1,893
Left over$3,861

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $111,810
Federal income tax: −$16,212
Social Security and Medicare: −$8,553
State income tax (AL): −$5,401
Take-home pay: $81,644
Effective tax rate: 27.0%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,050
Groceries: $368
Getting around: $559
Healthcare: $414
Utilities and internet: $230
Everything else: $322
Total spending: $2,943

Left over each month

$9,318 gross, minus $2,514 in tax and $2,943 in living costs.

$3,861

Rank every metro for a data scientist

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Jonesboro, $4,081/mo.

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Questions

What does a data scientist make in Huntsville?

$111,810 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 620 data scientist jobs are in the metro.

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

$3,861 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,050, and pay covers 8.9× a year of it.

Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?

Jonesboro, about 230 miles away, leaves $4,081 a month, more than Huntsville.