Data scientist · Memphis, TN
Data scientist in Memphis: $3,778/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Memphis at $102,220 a year. About 410 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.39). The 10th percentile is $63,120 and the 90th is $160,170. Pay ranks 111th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,045/mo). Tennessee has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,778 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Hot Springs, about 191 miles away, at $4,107 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,778
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$102,220
$63,120 to $160,170
Rent (1 bd)
$1,045
$1,244 (2 bd)
Employment
410
Location quotient 0.39
Pay rank
111th of 281
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $102,220.
- Taxes$1,827
- Rent$1,045
- Other living costs$1,868
- Left over$3,778
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $102,220
- Federal income tax
- −$14,102
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,820
- State income tax (TN)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $80,298
- Effective tax rate
- 21.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,045
- Groceries
- $364
- Getting around
- $548
- Healthcare
- $410
- Utilities and internet
- $228
- Everything else
- $319
- Total spending
- $2,913
Left over each month
$8,518 gross, minus $1,827 in tax and $2,913 in living costs.
$3,778
Rank every metro for a data scientist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Hot Springs, $4,107/mo.
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Questions
What does a data scientist make in Memphis?
$102,220 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 410 data scientist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Memphis?
$3,778 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Tennessee has no state income tax Rent is $1,045, and pay covers 8.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Hot Springs, about 191 miles away, leaves $4,107 a month, more than Memphis.