Data scientist · Lancaster, PA
Data scientist in Lancaster: $2,491/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Lancaster at $90,960 a year. About 190 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 $62,370 and the 90th is $134,410. Pay ranks 213th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,217/mo). Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,491 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Charlottesville, about 192 miles away, at $5,406 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,491
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$90,960
$62,370 to $134,410
Rent (1 bd)
$1,217
$1,449 (2 bd)
Employment
190
Location quotient 0.44
Pay rank
213th of 281
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $90,960.
- Taxes$1,857
- Rent$1,217
- Other living costs$2,015
- Left over$2,491
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $90,960
- Federal income tax
- −$11,625
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,958
- State income tax (PA)
- −$2,792
- City / county wage tax
- −$910
- Take-home pay
- $68,674
- Effective tax rate
- 24.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,217
- Groceries
- $401
- Getting around
- $561
- Healthcare
- $451
- Utilities and internet
- $251
- Everything else
- $351
- Total spending
- $3,232
Left over each month
$7,580 gross, minus $1,857 in tax and $3,232 in living costs.
$2,491
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 Lancaster?
$90,960 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 190 data scientist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Lancaster?
$2,491 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $1,217, and pay covers 6.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Charlottesville, about 192 miles away, leaves $5,406 a month, more than Lancaster.