Data scientist · Macon, GA

Data scientist in Macon: $2,946/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Macon at $95,550 a year. About 80 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.48). The 10th percentile is $63,070 and the 90th is $146,520. Pay ranks 176th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,010/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat 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 231 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

$95,550

$63,070 to $146,520

Rent (1 bd)

$1,010

$1,202 (2 bd)

Employment

Location quotient 0.48

Pay rank

176th of 281

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

7.9×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $95,550.

Taxes$2,023
Rent$1,010
Other living costs$1,983
Left over$2,946

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $95,550
Federal income tax: −$12,635
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,310
State income tax (GA): −$4,336
Take-home pay: $71,269
Effective tax rate: 25.4%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,010
Groceries: $386
Getting around: $585
Healthcare: $434
Utilities and internet: $241
Everything else: $337
Total spending: $2,993

Left over each month

$7,963 gross, minus $2,023 in tax and $2,993 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 Macon?

$95,550 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 80 data scientist jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Macon?

$2,946 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $1,010, and pay covers 7.9× a year of it.

Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?

Charlotte, about 231 miles away, leaves $4,735 a month, more than Macon.