Data scientist · State College, PA

Data scientist in State College: $1,961/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in State College at $81,840 a year. About 90 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.75). The 10th percentile is $59,470 and the 90th is $128,590. Pay ranks 241st-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,342/mo). Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,961 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Charlottesville, about 208 miles away, at $5,406 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$1,961

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$81,840

$59,470 to $128,590

Rent (1 bd)

$1,342

$1,598 (2 bd)

Employment

Location quotient 0.75

Pay rank

241st of 281

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

5.1×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $81,840.

Taxes$1,601
Rent$1,342
Other living costs$1,916
Left over$1,961

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $81,840
Federal income tax: −$9,619
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,261
State income tax (PA): −$2,512
City / county wage tax: −$818
Take-home pay: $62,630
Effective tax rate: 23.5%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,342
Groceries: $401
Getting around: $461
Healthcare: $451
Utilities and internet: $251
Everything else: $351
Total spending: $3,258

Left over each month

$6,820 gross, minus $1,601 in tax and $3,258 in living costs.

$1,961

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 State College?

$81,840 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 90 data scientist jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in State College?

$1,961 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $1,342, and pay covers 5.1× a year of it.

Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?

Charlottesville, about 208 miles away, leaves $5,406 a month, more than State College.