Data scientist · Port St. Lucie, FL

Data scientist in Port St. Lucie: $2,573/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Port St. Lucie at $95,190 a year. About 40 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.14). The 10th percentile is $47,300 and the 90th is $157,120. Pay ranks 180th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,744/mo). Florida has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,573 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is North Port, about 122 miles away, at $5,786 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,573

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$95,190

$47,300 to $157,120

Rent (1 bd)

$1,744

$2,076 (2 bd)

Employment

Location quotient 0.14

Pay rank

180th of 281

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

4.5×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $95,190.

Taxes$1,653
Rent$1,744
Other living costs$1,962
Left over$2,573

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $95,190
Federal income tax: −$12,556
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,282
State income tax (FL): None
Take-home pay: $75,352
Effective tax rate: 20.8%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,744
Groceries: $387
Getting around: $559
Healthcare: $435
Utilities and internet: $242
Everything else: $338
Total spending: $3,706

Left over each month

$7,933 gross, minus $1,653 in tax and $3,706 in living costs.

$2,573

Rank every metro for a data scientist

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: North Port, $5,786/mo.

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Questions

What does a data scientist make in Port St. Lucie?

$95,190 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 Port St. Lucie?

$2,573 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Florida has no state income tax Rent is $1,744, and pay covers 4.5× a year of it.

Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?

North Port, about 122 miles away, leaves $5,786 a month, more than Port St. Lucie.