Data scientist · Tuscaloosa, AL
Data scientist in Tuscaloosa: $2,809/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Tuscaloosa at $92,880 a year. About 50 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.26). The 10th percentile is $56,090 and the 90th is $127,970. Pay ranks 197th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($930/mo). Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,809 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Slidell, about 225 miles away, at $4,132 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,809
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$92,880
$56,090 to $127,970
Rent (1 bd)
$930
$1,107 (2 bd)
Employment
50
Location quotient 0.26
Pay rank
197th of 281
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $92,880.
- Taxes$2,045
- Rent$930
- Other living costs$1,956
- Left over$2,809
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $92,880
- Federal income tax
- −$12,048
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,105
- State income tax (AL)
- −$4,454
- City / county wage tax
- −$929
- Take-home pay
- $68,344
- Effective tax rate
- 26.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $930
- Groceries
- $376
- Getting around
- $591
- Healthcare
- $423
- Utilities and internet
- $235
- Everything else
- $329
- Total spending
- $2,886
Left over each month
$7,740 gross, minus $2,045 in tax and $2,886 in living costs.
$2,809
Rank every metro for a data scientist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Slidell, $4,132/mo.
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Questions
What does a data scientist make in Tuscaloosa?
$92,880 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 50 data scientist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Tuscaloosa?
$2,809 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $930, and pay covers 8.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Slidell, about 225 miles away, leaves $4,132 a month, more than Tuscaloosa.