Software developer · Albuquerque, NM
Software developer in Albuquerque: $4,513/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Albuquerque at $123,700 a year. About 2,280 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.52). The 10th percentile is $78,290 and the 90th is $182,580. Pay ranks 152nd-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,119/mo). New Mexico taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,513 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Pueblo is the strongest other metro for this job ($4,502 left over a month), and Albuquerque still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,513
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$123,700
$78,290 to $182,580
Rent (1 bd)
$1,119
$1,332 (2 bd)
Employment
2,280
Location quotient 0.52
Pay rank
152nd of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $123,700.
- Taxes$2,767
- Rent$1,119
- Other living costs$1,910
- Left over$4,513
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $123,700
- Federal income tax
- −$18,935
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,463
- State income tax (NM)
- −$4,804
- Take-home pay
- $90,498
- Effective tax rate
- 26.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,119
- Groceries
- $376
- Getting around
- $547
- Healthcare
- $423
- Utilities and internet
- $235
- Everything else
- $329
- Total spending
- $3,029
Left over each month
$10,308 gross, minus $2,767 in tax and $3,029 in living costs.
$4,513
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Pueblo, $4,502/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Albuquerque?
$123,700 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,280 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Albuquerque?
$4,513 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New Mexico taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,119, and pay covers 9.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Albuquerque leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Pueblo at $4,502 a month.