Data scientist · Winchester, VA
Data scientist in Winchester: $4,436/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Winchester at $129,990 a year. About 60 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.55). The 10th percentile is $69,560 and the 90th is $168,470. Pay ranks 21st-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,332/mo). Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,436 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Charlottesville, about 92 miles away, at $5,406 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,436
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$129,990
$69,560 to $168,470
Rent (1 bd)
$1,332
$1,586 (2 bd)
Employment
60
Location quotient 0.55
Pay rank
21st of 281
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $129,990.
- Taxes$3,093
- Rent$1,332
- Other living costs$1,971
- Left over$4,436
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $129,990
- Federal income tax
- −$20,445
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,944
- State income tax (VA)
- −$6,728
- Take-home pay
- $92,873
- Effective tax rate
- 28.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,332
- Groceries
- $388
- Getting around
- $566
- Healthcare
- $436
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $339
- Total spending
- $3,303
Left over each month
$10,833 gross, minus $3,093 in tax and $3,303 in living costs.
$4,436
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 Winchester?
$129,990 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 60 data scientist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Winchester?
$4,436 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,332, and pay covers 8.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Charlottesville, about 92 miles away, leaves $5,406 a month, more than Winchester.