Data scientist · Virginia Beach, VA

Data scientist in Virginia Beach: $2,755/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Virginia Beach at $100,300 a year. About 770 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 $60,740 and the 90th is $158,210. Pay ranks 129th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,454/mo). Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,755 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Charlottesville, about 143 miles away, at $5,406 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,755

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$100,300

$60,740 to $158,210

Rent (1 bd)

$1,454

$1,731 (2 bd)

Employment

770

Location quotient 0.60

Pay rank

129th of 281

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

5.7×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $100,300.

Taxes$2,198
Rent$1,454
Other living costs$1,952
Left over$2,755

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $100,300
Federal income tax: −$13,680
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,673
State income tax (VA): −$5,021
Take-home pay: $73,926
Effective tax rate: 26.3%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,454
Groceries: $388
Getting around: $547
Healthcare: $436
Utilities and internet: $242
Everything else: $339
Total spending: $3,406

Left over each month

$8,358 gross, minus $2,198 in tax and $3,406 in living costs.

$2,755

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 Virginia Beach?

$100,300 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 770 data scientist jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,755 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,454, and pay covers 5.7× a year of it.

Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?

Charlottesville, about 143 miles away, leaves $5,406 a month, more than Virginia Beach.