Data scientist · Pensacola, FL
Data scientist in Pensacola: $3,385/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Pensacola at $101,490 a year. About 130 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.40). The 10th percentile is $62,490 and the 90th is $155,010. Pay ranks 119th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,337/mo). Florida has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,385 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Slidell, about 167 miles away, at $4,132 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,385
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$101,490
$62,490 to $155,010
Rent (1 bd)
$1,337
$1,592 (2 bd)
Employment
130
Location quotient 0.40
Pay rank
119th of 281
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $101,490.
- Taxes$1,809
- Rent$1,337
- Other living costs$1,927
- Left over$3,385
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $101,490
- Federal income tax
- −$13,942
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,764
- State income tax (FL)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $79,784
- Effective tax rate
- 21.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,337
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $525
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $3,264
Left over each month
$8,458 gross, minus $1,809 in tax and $3,264 in living costs.
$3,385
Rank every metro for a data scientist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Slidell, $4,132/mo.
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Questions
What does a data scientist make in Pensacola?
$101,490 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 130 data scientist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Pensacola?
$3,385 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Florida has no state income tax Rent is $1,337, and pay covers 6.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Slidell, about 167 miles away, leaves $4,132 a month, more than Pensacola.