Data Scientists Salary in Tuscaloosa, AL

Data Scientists pay range in Tuscaloosa

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $56,090 a year or less, while the top 10% make $127,970 or more. The middle half of data scientists in Tuscaloosa earn between $64,620 and $109,280.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Data Scientists salary after taxes in Tuscaloosa

On the average salary of $92,460, a single filer in Tuscaloosa takes home about $70,068 a year, or $5,839 a month and $2,695 every two weeks. Taxes take 24% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.

Is Tuscaloosa a good place for data scientists? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Tuscaloosa area are 12% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 87.7), so the average $92,460 buys what about $105,401 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Tuscaloosa ($45,220). A typical home costs $223,201, or 2.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Data Scientists salary in other Alabama cities

Tuscaloosa ranks 5th of 6 Alabama metro areas for this job; Huntsville pays the most ($115,800).

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San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($212,760).

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