Data scientist · Panama City, FL
Data scientist in Panama City: $2,526/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Panama City at $87,750 a year. About 50 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.33). The 10th percentile is $62,520 and the 90th is $157,320. Pay ranks 221st-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,328/mo). Florida has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,526 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Jacksonville, about 232 miles away, at $4,689 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,526
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$87,750
$62,520 to $157,320
Rent (1 bd)
$1,328
$1,581 (2 bd)
Employment
50
Location quotient 0.33
Pay rank
221st of 281
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $87,750.
- Taxes$1,469
- Rent$1,328
- Other living costs$1,989
- Left over$2,526
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $87,750
- Federal income tax
- −$10,919
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,713
- State income tax (FL)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $70,118
- Effective tax rate
- 20.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,328
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $587
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $3,317
Left over each month
$7,313 gross, minus $1,469 in tax and $3,317 in living costs.
$2,526
Rank every metro for a data scientist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Jacksonville, $4,689/mo.
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Questions
What does a data scientist make in Panama City?
$87,750 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 50 data scientist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Panama City?
$2,526 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Florida has no state income tax Rent is $1,328, and pay covers 5.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Jacksonville, about 232 miles away, leaves $4,689 a month, more than Panama City.