Data scientist · Lynchburg, VA
Data scientist in Lynchburg: $4,641/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Lynchburg median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Virginia median, $126,430 a year. BLS still counts about 70 data scientist jobs in the metro, without a published wage. Virginia has about 8,920 data scientist jobs. The 10th percentile is $76,420 and the 90th is $207,890. On the pay used here, Lynchburg ranks 48th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 11.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($948/mo). Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,641 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Charlottesville, about 53 miles away, at $5,406 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,641
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$126,430
State median
Rent (1 bd)
$948
$1,128 (2 bd)
Employment
70
Location quotient 0.41
Pay rank
48th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
11.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $126,430.
- Taxes$2,982
- Rent$948
- Other living costs$1,965
- Left over$4,641
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $126,430
- Federal income tax
- −$19,590
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,672
- State income tax (VA)
- −$6,523
- Take-home pay
- $90,644
- Effective tax rate
- 28.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $948
- Groceries
- $388
- Getting around
- $560
- Healthcare
- $436
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $339
- Total spending
- $2,913
Left over each month
$10,536 gross, minus $2,982 in tax and $2,913 in living costs.
$4,641
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 Lynchburg?
$126,430 a year. That figure is the Virginia median from BLS OEWS May 2025, because the metro wage was not published. About 70 data scientist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Lynchburg?
$4,641 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $948, and pay covers 11.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Charlottesville, about 53 miles away, leaves $5,406 a month, more than Lynchburg.