Data Scientists Salary in Hattiesburg, MS

Data Scientists pay range in Hattiesburg

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $40,060 a year or less, while the top 10% make $99,990 or more. The middle half of data scientists in Hattiesburg earn between $41,600 and $82,340.

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

Data Scientists salary after taxes in Hattiesburg

On the average salary of $70,290, a single filer in Hattiesburg takes home about $56,199 a year, or $4,683 a month and $2,162 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.

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

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

Prices in the Hattiesburg area are 12% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 87.6), so the average $70,290 buys what about $80,210 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Hattiesburg ($37,750). A typical home costs $218,044, or 3.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Data Scientists salary in other Mississippi cities

Hattiesburg ranks 3rd of 3 Mississippi metro areas for this job; Jackson pays the most ($96,140).

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

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