Data Scientists Salary in Roanoke, VA

Data Scientists pay range in Roanoke

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $58,090 a year or less, while the top 10% make $145,900 or more. The middle half of data scientists in Roanoke earn between $75,630 and $142,430.

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

Data Scientists salary after taxes in Roanoke

On the average salary of $109,120, a single filer in Roanoke takes home about $80,136 a year, or $6,678 a month and $3,082 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 (2025 rules).

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

Prices in the Roanoke area are 6% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.6), so the average $109,120 buys what about $116,559 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Roanoke ($47,140). A typical home costs $301,139, or 2.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Data Scientists salary in other Virginia cities

Roanoke ranks 4th of 7 Virginia metro areas for this job; Charlottesville pays the most ($138,320).

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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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