Data Scientists Salary in Charlottesville, VA

Data Scientists pay range in Charlottesville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $64,160 a year or less, while the top 10% make $211,100 or more. The middle half of data scientists in Charlottesville earn between $95,140 and $155,160.

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

Data Scientists salary after taxes in Charlottesville

On the average salary of $138,320, a single filer in Charlottesville takes home about $98,668 a year, or $8,222 a month and $3,795 every two weeks. Taxes take 29% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).

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

Prices in the Charlottesville area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 99.1), so the average $138,320 buys what about $139,511 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Charlottesville ($55,180). A typical home costs $473,058, or 3.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Data Scientists salary in other Virginia cities

Charlottesville ranks 1st of 7 Virginia metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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

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