Data scientist · Spartanburg, SC
Data scientist in Spartanburg: $2,739/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Spartanburg at $94,330 a year. About 170 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.60). The 10th percentile is $64,040 and the 90th is $133,260. Pay ranks 190th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,141/mo). South Carolina taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,739 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Charlotte, about 63 miles away, at $4,735 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,739
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$94,330
$64,040 to $133,260
Rent (1 bd)
$1,141
$1,358 (2 bd)
Employment
170
Location quotient 0.60
Pay rank
190th of 281
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $94,330.
- Taxes$1,987
- Rent$1,141
- Other living costs$1,993
- Left over$2,739
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $94,330
- Federal income tax
- −$12,367
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,216
- State income tax (SC)
- −$4,266
- Take-home pay
- $70,481
- Effective tax rate
- 25.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,141
- Groceries
- $384
- Getting around
- $601
- Healthcare
- $432
- Utilities and internet
- $240
- Everything else
- $336
- Total spending
- $3,134
Left over each month
$7,861 gross, minus $1,987 in tax and $3,134 in living costs.
$2,739
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 Spartanburg?
$94,330 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 170 data scientist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Spartanburg?
$2,739 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. South Carolina taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,141, and pay covers 6.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Charlotte, about 63 miles away, leaves $4,735 a month, more than Spartanburg.