Data scientist · Philadelphia, PA

Data scientist take-home pay in Philadelphia: $3,455 left over a month

A local data scientist wage of about $117,000 in Philadelphia, PA, after Pennsylvania tax and a one-bedroom rent of $1,541. Leftover is take-home minus modelled monthly costs — not a cost-of-living index.

Left over monthly

$3,455

Local pay (annual)

$117,000

$6,893 take-home a month

One-bedroom rent

$1,541

$1,835 for a two-bedroom

Where the money goes

One adult, renting a one-bedroom, paid locally as a data scientist.

  • Taxes$2,857
  • Rent$1,541
  • Other living costs$1,897
  • Left over$3,455

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$117,000
Federal income tax
−$17,354
Social Security and Medicare
−$8,951
State income tax (PA)
−$3,592
City / county wage tax
−$4,388
Take-home pay
$82,716
Effective tax rate
29.3%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$1,541
Groceries
$408
Getting around
$418
Healthcare
$459
Utilities and internet
$255
Everything else
$357
Total spending
$3,438

Left over each month

$9,750 gross, minus $2,857 in tax and $3,438 in living costs.

$3,455

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Questions

What is data scientist take-home pay in Philadelphia?

On a local data scientist wage of about $117,000, leftover after Pennsylvania tax and a one-bedroom rent of $1,541 is about $3,455 a month. Change the household on the rankings page to size it to you.

Does Philadelphia tax a data scientist paycheck?

Philadelphia is in Pennsylvania, which taxes wage income, plus a local wage tax of 3.75%.

How does Philadelphia compare for a data scientist?

Open the Philadelphia paycheck page or rank all 387 metros for this job. Head-to-head comparisons apply both tax codes to the same data scientist household.