Data scientist · Rome, GA
Data scientist in Rome: $2,750/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Rome at $92,130 a year. About 30 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.45). The 10th percentile is $70,170 and the 90th is $144,780. Pay ranks 202nd-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,010/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,750 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Huntsville, about 94 miles away, at $3,861 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,750
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$92,130
$70,170 to $144,780
Rent (1 bd)
$1,010
$1,202 (2 bd)
Employment
30
Location quotient 0.45
Pay rank
202nd of 281
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $92,130.
- Taxes$1,924
- Rent$1,010
- Other living costs$1,993
- Left over$2,750
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $92,130
- Federal income tax
- −$11,883
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,048
- State income tax (GA)
- −$4,159
- Take-home pay
- $69,041
- Effective tax rate
- 25.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,010
- Groceries
- $386
- Getting around
- $595
- Healthcare
- $434
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,003
Left over each month
$7,678 gross, minus $1,924 in tax and $3,003 in living costs.
$2,750
Rank every metro for a data scientist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Huntsville, $3,861/mo.
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Questions
What does a data scientist make in Rome?
$92,130 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 Rome?
$2,750 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $1,010, and pay covers 7.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Huntsville, about 94 miles away, leaves $3,861 a month, more than Rome.