Data scientist · Wilmington, NC

Data scientist in Wilmington: $2,596/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Wilmington at $93,090 a year. About 160 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.50). The 10th percentile is $61,230 and the 90th is $151,700. Pay ranks 195th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,358/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,596 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Charlotte, about 169 miles away, at $4,735 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,596

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$93,090

$61,230 to $151,700

Rent (1 bd)

$1,358

$1,617 (2 bd)

Employment

160

Location quotient 0.50

Pay rank

195th 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 $93,090.

Taxes$1,886
Rent$1,358
Other living costs$1,918
Left over$2,596

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $93,090
Federal income tax: −$12,094
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,121
State income tax (NC): −$3,414
Take-home pay: $70,460
Effective tax rate: 24.3%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,358
Groceries: $385
Getting around: $523
Healthcare: $433
Utilities and internet: $241
Everything else: $337
Total spending: $3,276

Left over each month

$7,758 gross, minus $1,886 in tax and $3,276 in living costs.

$2,596

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 Wilmington?

$93,090 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 160 data scientist jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,596 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,358, and pay covers 5.7× a year of it.

Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?

Charlotte, about 169 miles away, leaves $4,735 a month, more than Wilmington.