Data scientist · Lexington Park, MD

Data scientist in Lexington Park: $3,805/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Lexington Park at $129,020 a year. About 90 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.73). The 10th percentile is $75,590 and the 90th is $165,490. Pay ranks 26th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,593/mo). Maryland taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 3.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,805 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Charlottesville, about 115 miles away, at $5,406 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,805

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$129,020

$75,590 to $165,490

Rent (1 bd)

$1,593

$1,896 (2 bd)

Employment

Location quotient 0.73

Pay rank

26th of 281

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

6.7×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $129,020.

Taxes$3,331
Rent$1,593
Other living costs$2,022
Left over$3,805

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $129,020
Federal income tax: −$20,212
Social Security and Medicare: −$9,870
State income tax (MD): −$6,025
City / county wage tax: −$3,871
Take-home pay: $89,043
Effective tax rate: 31.0%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,593
Groceries: $408
Getting around: $541
Healthcare: $459
Utilities and internet: $255
Everything else: $357
Total spending: $3,615

Left over each month

$10,752 gross, minus $3,331 in tax and $3,615 in living costs.

$3,805

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 Lexington Park?

$129,020 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 Lexington Park?

$3,805 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Maryland taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 3.00% city wage tax Rent is $1,593, and pay covers 6.7× a year of it.

Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?

Charlottesville, about 115 miles away, leaves $5,406 a month, more than Lexington Park.