Data scientist · Winston-Salem, NC

Data scientist in Winston-Salem: $3,330/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Winston-Salem at $101,570 a year. About 300 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.66). The 10th percentile is $51,880 and the 90th is $172,200. Pay ranks 117th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,047/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,330 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Charlottesville, about 161 miles away, at $5,406 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,330

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$101,570

$51,880 to $172,200

Rent (1 bd)

$1,047

$1,246 (2 bd)

Employment

300

Location quotient 0.66

Pay rank

117th 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 $101,570.

Taxes$2,125
Rent$1,047
Other living costs$1,962
Left over$3,330

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $101,570
Federal income tax: −$13,959
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,770
State income tax (NC): −$3,775
Take-home pay: $76,066
Effective tax rate: 25.1%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,047
Groceries: $385
Getting around: $567
Healthcare: $433
Utilities and internet: $241
Everything else: $337
Total spending: $3,009

Left over each month

$8,464 gross, minus $2,125 in tax and $3,009 in living costs.

$3,330

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 Winston-Salem?

$101,570 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 300 data scientist jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Winston-Salem?

$3,330 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,047, and pay covers 8.1× a year of it.

Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?

Charlottesville, about 161 miles away, leaves $5,406 a month, more than Winston-Salem.