Data scientist · Roanoke, VA
Data scientist in Roanoke: $3,424/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Roanoke at $106,090 a year. The 10th percentile is $58,090 and the 90th is $145,900. Pay ranks 85th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,090/mo). Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,424 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Charlottesville, about 87 miles away, at $5,406 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,424
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$106,090
$58,090 to $145,900
Rent (1 bd)
$1,090
$1,298 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
85th of 281
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $106,090.
- Taxes$2,369
- Rent$1,090
- Other living costs$1,958
- Left over$3,424
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $106,090
- Federal income tax
- −$14,954
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,116
- State income tax (VA)
- −$5,354
- Take-home pay
- $77,666
- Effective tax rate
- 26.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,090
- Groceries
- $388
- Getting around
- $553
- Healthcare
- $436
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $339
- Total spending
- $3,048
Left over each month
$8,841 gross, minus $2,369 in tax and $3,048 in living costs.
$3,424
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 Roanoke?
$106,090 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Roanoke?
$3,424 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,090, and pay covers 8.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Charlottesville, about 87 miles away, leaves $5,406 a month, more than Roanoke.