Data scientist · Rocky Mount, NC

Data scientist in Rocky Mount: $4,213/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Rocky Mount at $111,870 a year. About 30 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.34). The 10th percentile is $66,350 and the 90th is $163,990. Pay ranks 62nd-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 13.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($716/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,213 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Charlottesville, about 146 miles away, at $5,406 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$4,213

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$111,870

$66,350 to $163,990

Rent (1 bd)

$716

$852 (2 bd)

Employment

Location quotient 0.34

Pay rank

62nd of 281

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

13.0×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $111,870.

Taxes$2,416
Rent$716
Other living costs$1,977
Left over$4,213

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $111,870
Federal income tax: −$16,225
Social Security and Medicare: −$8,558
State income tax (NC): −$4,213
Take-home pay: $82,874
Effective tax rate: 25.9%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $716
Groceries: $385
Getting around: $582
Healthcare: $433
Utilities and internet: $241
Everything else: $337
Total spending: $2,693

Left over each month

$9,323 gross, minus $2,416 in tax and $2,693 in living costs.

$4,213

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 Rocky Mount?

$111,870 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 30 data scientist jobs are in the metro.

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

$4,213 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $716, and pay covers 13.0× a year of it.

Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?

Charlottesville, about 146 miles away, leaves $5,406 a month, more than Rocky Mount.