Software developer · Asheville, NC
Software developer in Asheville: $4,899/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Asheville at $134,350 a year. About 780 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.40). The 10th percentile is $83,370 and the 90th is $215,750. Pay ranks 34th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,296/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,899 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Durham, about 196 miles away, at $5,077 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,899
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$134,350
$83,370 to $215,750
Rent (1 bd)
$1,296
$1,543 (2 bd)
Employment
780
Location quotient 0.40
Pay rank
34th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $134,350.
- Taxes$3,078
- Rent$1,296
- Other living costs$1,923
- Left over$4,899
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $134,350
- Federal income tax
- −$21,491
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,278
- State income tax (NC)
- −$5,168
- Take-home pay
- $97,413
- Effective tax rate
- 27.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,296
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $528
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,219
Left over each month
$11,196 gross, minus $3,078 in tax and $3,219 in living costs.
$4,899
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Durham, $5,077/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Asheville?
$134,350 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 780 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Asheville?
$4,899 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,296, and pay covers 8.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Durham, about 196 miles away, leaves $5,077 a month, more than Asheville.