Data scientist · Knoxville, TN
Data scientist in Knoxville: $2,946/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Knoxville at $92,640 a year. About 320 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.45). The 10th percentile is $61,980 and the 90th is $149,090. Pay ranks 200th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,296/mo). Tennessee has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,946 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Charlotte, about 197 miles away, at $4,735 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,946
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$92,640
$61,980 to $149,090
Rent (1 bd)
$1,296
$1,543 (2 bd)
Employment
320
Location quotient 0.45
Pay rank
200th 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 $92,640.
- Taxes$1,590
- Rent$1,296
- Other living costs$1,888
- Left over$2,946
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $92,640
- Federal income tax
- −$11,995
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,087
- State income tax (TN)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $73,558
- Effective tax rate
- 20.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,296
- Groceries
- $368
- Getting around
- $554
- Healthcare
- $414
- Utilities and internet
- $230
- Everything else
- $322
- Total spending
- $3,184
Left over each month
$7,720 gross, minus $1,590 in tax and $3,184 in living costs.
$2,946
Rank every metro for a data scientist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Charlotte, $4,735/mo.
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Questions
What does a data scientist make in Knoxville?
$92,640 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 320 data scientist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Knoxville?
$2,946 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Tennessee has no state income tax Rent is $1,296, and pay covers 6.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Charlotte, about 197 miles away, leaves $4,735 a month, more than Knoxville.