Software developer · Abilene, TX
Software developer in Abilene: $3,494/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Abilene at $103,760 a year. About 250 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.31). The 10th percentile is $55,110 and the 90th is $159,200. Pay ranks 303rd-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,421/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,494 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Sherman, about 194 miles away, at $5,423 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,494
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$103,760
$55,110 to $159,200
Rent (1 bd)
$1,421
$1,692 (2 bd)
Employment
250
Location quotient 0.31
Pay rank
303rd of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $103,760.
- Taxes$1,865
- Rent$1,421
- Other living costs$1,867
- Left over$3,494
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $103,760
- Federal income tax
- −$14,441
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,938
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $81,381
- Effective tax rate
- 21.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,421
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $552
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $3,288
Left over each month
$8,647 gross, minus $1,865 in tax and $3,288 in living costs.
$3,494
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Sherman, $5,423/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Abilene?
$103,760 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 250 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Abilene?
$3,494 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,421, and pay covers 6.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Sherman, about 194 miles away, leaves $5,423 a month, more than Abilene.