Data scientist · Kingsport, TN
Data scientist in Kingsport: $3,626/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Kingsport at $98,470 a year. About 90 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.44). The 10th percentile is $49,060 and the 90th is $163,470. Pay ranks 149th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($932/mo). Tennessee has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,626 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Charlottesville, about 231 miles away, at $5,406 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,626
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$98,470
$49,060 to $163,470
Rent (1 bd)
$932
$1,109 (2 bd)
Employment
90
Location quotient 0.44
Pay rank
149th of 281
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $98,470.
- Taxes$1,734
- Rent$932
- Other living costs$1,914
- Left over$3,626
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $98,470
- Federal income tax
- −$13,277
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,533
- State income tax (TN)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $77,660
- Effective tax rate
- 21.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $932
- Groceries
- $372
- Getting around
- $565
- Healthcare
- $419
- Utilities and internet
- $233
- Everything else
- $326
- Total spending
- $2,846
Left over each month
$8,206 gross, minus $1,734 in tax and $2,846 in living costs.
$3,626
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 Kingsport?
$98,470 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 90 data scientist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Kingsport?
$3,626 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Tennessee has no state income tax Rent is $932, and pay covers 8.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Charlottesville, about 231 miles away, leaves $5,406 a month, more than Kingsport.