Data scientist · Johnson City, TN

Data scientist in Johnson City: $1,900/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Johnson City at $69,330 a year. About 30 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.24). The 10th percentile is $50,200 and the 90th is $122,770. Pay ranks 279th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($969/mo). Tennessee has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,900 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Charlottesville, about 237 miles away, at $5,406 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$1,900

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$69,330

$50,200 to $122,770

Rent (1 bd)

$969

$1,154 (2 bd)

Employment

Location quotient 0.24

Pay rank

279th of 281

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

6.0×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $69,330.

Taxes$1,014
Rent$969
Other living costs$1,894
Left over$1,900

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $69,330
Federal income tax: −$6,867
Social Security and Medicare: −$5,304
State income tax (TN): None
Take-home pay: $57,160
Effective tax rate: 17.6%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $969
Groceries: $369
Getting around: $556
Healthcare: $415
Utilities and internet: $231
Everything else: $323
Total spending: $2,863

Left over each month

$5,778 gross, minus $1,014 in tax and $2,863 in living costs.

$1,900

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 Johnson City?

$69,330 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 30 data scientist jobs are in the metro.

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

$1,900 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Tennessee has no state income tax Rent is $969, and pay covers 6.0× a year of it.

Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?

Charlottesville, about 237 miles away, leaves $5,406 a month, more than Johnson City.