Data scientist · Raleigh, NC
Data scientist in Raleigh: $4,218/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Raleigh at $120,710 a year. About 1,990 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.59). The 10th percentile is $72,190 and the 90th is $180,850. Pay ranks 43rd-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,252/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,218 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Charlottesville, about 152 miles away, at $5,449 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$4,218
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$120,710
$72,190 to $180,850
Rent (1 bd)
$1,252
$1,491 (2 bd)
Employment
1,990
Location quotient 1.59
Pay rank
43rd of 281
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $120,710.
- Taxes$2,629
- Rent$1,252
- Other$1,960
- Left$4,218
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $120,710
- Federal income tax
- −$17,726
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,234
- State income tax (NC)
- −$4,588
- Take-home pay
- $89,161
- Effective tax rate
- 26.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,252
- Groceries
- $384
- Getting around
- $568
- Healthcare
- $432
- Utilities and internet
- $240
- Everything else
- $336
- Total spending
- $3,212
After tax and rent
$4,218 left/mo
Rank every metro for a data scientist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Charlottesville, $5,449/mo.
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Questions
What does a data scientist make in Raleigh?
$120,710 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,990 data scientist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Raleigh?
$4,218 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,252, and pay covers 8.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Charlottesville, about 152 miles away, leaves $5,449 a month, more than Raleigh.