Data Scientists Salary in Burlington, NC

Data Scientists pay range in Burlington

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $55,010 a year or less, while the top 10% make $160,410 or more. The middle half of data scientists in Burlington earn between $68,940 and $126,880.

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

Data Scientists salary after taxes in Burlington

On the average salary of $100,200, a single filer in Burlington takes home about $75,831 a year, or $6,319 a month and $2,917 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).

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

Prices in the Burlington area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.2), so the average $100,200 buys what about $107,515 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Burlington ($44,010). A typical home costs $298,353, or 3.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Data Scientists salary in other North Carolina cities

Burlington ranks 11th of 13 North Carolina metro areas for this job; Charlotte pays the most ($128,880).

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

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