Data scientist · Staunton, VA

Data scientist in Staunton: $4,493/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Staunton median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Virginia median, $126,430 a year. Virginia has about 8,920 data scientist jobs. The 10th percentile is $76,420 and the 90th is $207,890. On the pay used here, Staunton ranks 48th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 10.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,055/mo). Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,493 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Charlottesville, about 33 miles away, at $5,406 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$4,493

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$126,430

State median

Rent (1 bd)

$1,055

$1,256 (2 bd)

Employment

Not published

Pay rank

48th of 387

Includes estimated pay

Pay vs rent

10.0×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $126,430.

Taxes$2,982
Rent$1,055
Other living costs$2,006
Left over$4,493

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $126,430
Federal income tax: −$19,590
Social Security and Medicare: −$9,672
State income tax (VA): −$6,523
Take-home pay: $90,644
Effective tax rate: 28.3%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,055
Groceries: $388
Getting around: $601
Healthcare: $436
Utilities and internet: $242
Everything else: $339
Total spending: $3,061

Left over each month

$10,536 gross, minus $2,982 in tax and $3,061 in living costs.

$4,493

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 Staunton?

$126,430 a year. That figure is the Virginia median from BLS OEWS May 2025, because the metro wage was not published.

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

$4,493 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,055, and pay covers 10.0× a year of it.

Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?

Charlottesville, about 33 miles away, leaves $5,406 a month, more than Staunton.