Data scientist · Reading, PA

Data scientist in Reading: $3,057/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Reading at $100,340 a year. About 190 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.64). The 10th percentile is $63,170 and the 90th is $167,820. Pay ranks 128th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,167/mo). Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,057 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Charlottesville, about 222 miles away, at $5,406 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,057

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$100,340

$63,170 to $167,820

Rent (1 bd)

$1,167

$1,389 (2 bd)

Employment

190

Location quotient 0.64

Pay rank

128th of 281

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

7.2×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $100,340.

Taxes$2,121
Rent$1,167
Other living costs$2,017
Left over$3,057

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $100,340
Federal income tax: −$13,689
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,676
State income tax (PA): −$3,080
City / county wage tax: −$1,003
Take-home pay: $74,891
Effective tax rate: 25.4%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,167
Groceries: $401
Getting around: $563
Healthcare: $451
Utilities and internet: $251
Everything else: $351
Total spending: $3,184

Left over each month

$8,362 gross, minus $2,121 in tax and $3,184 in living costs.

$3,057

Rank every metro for a data scientist

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Charlottesville, $5,406/mo.

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Questions

What does a data scientist make in Reading?

$100,340 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 190 data scientist jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Reading?

$3,057 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $1,167, and pay covers 7.2× a year of it.

Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?

Charlottesville, about 222 miles away, leaves $5,406 a month, more than Reading.