Data scientist · Sumter, SC
Data scientist in Sumter: $2,740/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Sumter median for this job. The paycheck used here is the South Carolina median, $91,990 a year. BLS still counts about 50 data scientist jobs in the metro, without a published wage. South Carolina has about 3,750 data scientist jobs. The 10th percentile is $61,600 and the 90th is $156,000. On the pay used here, Sumter ranks 288th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 7.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,013/mo). South Carolina taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,740 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Charlotte, about 90 miles away, at $4,735 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,740
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$91,990
State median
Rent (1 bd)
$1,013
$1,206 (2 bd)
Employment
50
Location quotient 0.85
Pay rank
288th of 387
Includes estimated pay
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 $91,990.
- Taxes$1,917
- Rent$1,013
- Other living costs$1,995
- Left over$2,740
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $91,990
- Federal income tax
- −$11,852
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,037
- State income tax (SC)
- −$4,121
- Take-home pay
- $68,980
- Effective tax rate
- 25.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,013
- Groceries
- $384
- Getting around
- $603
- Healthcare
- $432
- Utilities and internet
- $240
- Everything else
- $336
- Total spending
- $3,008
Left over each month
$7,666 gross, minus $1,917 in tax and $3,008 in living costs.
$2,740
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 Sumter?
$91,990 a year. That figure is the South Carolina median from BLS OEWS May 2025, because the metro wage was not published. About 50 data scientist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Sumter?
$2,740 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. South Carolina taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,013, and pay covers 7.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Charlotte, about 90 miles away, leaves $4,735 a month, more than Sumter.