Data scientist · Morgantown, WV

Data scientist in Morgantown: $2,258/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Morgantown at $78,950 a year. About 40 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 $48,040 and the 90th is $123,710. Pay ranks 264th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($869/mo). West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,258 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Charlottesville, about 127 miles away, at $5,406 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,258

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$78,950

$48,040 to $123,710

Rent (1 bd)

$869

$1,035 (2 bd)

Employment

Location quotient 0.39

Pay rank

264th of 281

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

7.6×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $78,950.

Taxes$1,499
Rent$869
Other living costs$1,953
Left over$2,258

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $78,950
Federal income tax: −$8,983
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,040
State income tax (WV): −$2,967
Take-home pay: $60,960
Effective tax rate: 22.8%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $869
Groceries: $390
Getting around: $538
Healthcare: $439
Utilities and internet: $244
Everything else: $342
Total spending: $2,822

Left over each month

$6,579 gross, minus $1,499 in tax and $2,822 in living costs.

$2,258

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 Morgantown?

$78,950 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 40 data scientist jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,258 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $869, and pay covers 7.6× a year of it.

Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?

Charlottesville, about 127 miles away, leaves $5,406 a month, more than Morgantown.