Data scientist · Savannah, GA
Data scientist in Savannah: $2,689/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Savannah at $97,200 a year. About 160 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.47). The 10th percentile is $60,600 and the 90th is $154,310. Pay ranks 166th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,379/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,689 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Charlotte, about 213 miles away, at $4,735 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,689
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$97,200
$60,600 to $154,310
Rent (1 bd)
$1,379
$1,642 (2 bd)
Employment
160
Location quotient 0.47
Pay rank
166th of 281
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $97,200.
- Taxes$2,071
- Rent$1,379
- Other living costs$1,961
- Left over$2,689
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $97,200
- Federal income tax
- −$12,998
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,436
- State income tax (GA)
- −$4,422
- Take-home pay
- $72,344
- Effective tax rate
- 25.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,379
- Groceries
- $386
- Getting around
- $564
- Healthcare
- $434
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,340
Left over each month
$8,100 gross, minus $2,071 in tax and $3,340 in living costs.
$2,689
Rank every metro for a data scientist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Charlotte, $4,735/mo.
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Questions
What does a data scientist make in Savannah?
$97,200 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 160 data scientist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Savannah?
$2,689 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $1,379, and pay covers 5.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Charlotte, about 213 miles away, leaves $4,735 a month, more than Savannah.