Data Scientists Salary in Asheville, NC

Data Scientists pay range in Asheville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $53,860 a year or less, while the top 10% make $165,830 or more. The middle half of data scientists in Asheville earn between $79,900 and $126,660.

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

Data Scientists salary after taxes in Asheville

On the average salary of $106,770, a single filer in Asheville takes home about $80,191 a year, or $6,683 a month and $3,084 every two weeks. Taxes take 25% of gross pay.

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

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

Prices in the Asheville area are 3% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 96.5), so the average $106,770 buys what about $110,636 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Asheville ($46,870). A typical home costs $428,742, or 4.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Data Scientists salary in other North Carolina cities

Asheville ranks 7th of 13 North Carolina metro areas for this job; Charlotte pays the most ($128,880).

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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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