Software developer · Anchorage, AK
Software developer in Anchorage: $3,114/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Anchorage at $104,030 a year. About 320 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.17). The 10th percentile is $62,060 and the 90th is $136,460. Pay ranks 301st-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,392/mo). Alaska has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,114 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Fairbanks is the strongest other metro for this job ($2,945 left over a month), and Anchorage still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,114
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$104,030
$62,060 to $136,460
Rent (1 bd)
$1,392
$1,657 (2 bd)
Employment
320
Location quotient 0.17
Pay rank
301st of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $104,030.
- Taxes$1,872
- Rent$1,392
- Other living costs$2,292
- Left over$3,114
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $104,030
- Federal income tax
- −$14,501
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,958
- State income tax (AK)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $81,571
- Effective tax rate
- 21.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,392
- Groceries
- $457
- Getting around
- $636
- Healthcare
- $514
- Utilities and internet
- $286
- Everything else
- $400
- Total spending
- $3,684
Left over each month
$8,669 gross, minus $1,872 in tax and $3,684 in living costs.
$3,114
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Fairbanks, $2,945/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Anchorage?
$104,030 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 320 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Anchorage?
$3,114 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Alaska has no state income tax Rent is $1,392, and pay covers 6.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Anchorage leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Fairbanks at $2,945 a month.