Data Scientists Salary in Atlanta, GA

Data Scientists pay range in Atlanta

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $72,430 a year or less, while the top 10% make $172,130 or more. The middle half of data scientists in Atlanta earn between $90,510 and $144,670.

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

Data Scientists salary after taxes in Atlanta

On the average salary of $120,230, a single filer in Atlanta takes home about $88,161 a year, or $7,347 a month and $3,391 every two weeks. Taxes take 27% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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

Prices in the Atlanta area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.1), so the average $120,230 buys what about $120,160 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Atlanta ($51,170). A typical home costs $382,938, or 3.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Data Scientists salary in other Georgia cities

Atlanta ranks 1st of 11 Georgia metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Data Scientists salaries in Georgia

Highest-paying cities for data scientists

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

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