Software developer · Albany, GA
Software developer in Albany: $4,763/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Albany at $124,230 a year. About 290 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.46). The 10th percentile is $80,610 and the 90th is $158,240. Pay ranks 141st-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 14.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($730/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,763 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Wildwood, about 236 miles away, at $5,164 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,763
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$124,230
$80,610 to $158,240
Rent (1 bd)
$730
$869 (2 bd)
Employment
290
Location quotient 0.46
Pay rank
141st of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
14.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $124,230.
- Taxes$2,866
- Rent$730
- Other living costs$1,994
- Left over$4,763
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $124,230
- Federal income tax
- −$19,062
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,504
- State income tax (GA)
- −$5,825
- Take-home pay
- $89,839
- Effective tax rate
- 27.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $730
- Groceries
- $386
- Getting around
- $596
- Healthcare
- $434
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $2,724
Left over each month
$10,353 gross, minus $2,866 in tax and $2,724 in living costs.
$4,763
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Wildwood, $5,164/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Albany?
$124,230 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 290 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Albany?
$4,763 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $730, and pay covers 14.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Wildwood, about 236 miles away, leaves $5,164 a month, more than Albany.