Software developer · Athens, GA
Software developer in Athens: $3,333/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Athens at $106,870 a year. About 150 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.14). The 10th percentile is $65,400 and the 90th is $160,670. Pay ranks 273rd-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,297/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,333 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Charlotte, about 161 miles away, at $4,920 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,333
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$106,870
$65,400 to $160,670
Rent (1 bd)
$1,297
$1,544 (2 bd)
Employment
150
Location quotient 0.14
Pay rank
273rd of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $106,870.
- Taxes$2,352
- Rent$1,297
- Other living costs$1,924
- Left over$3,333
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $106,870
- Federal income tax
- −$15,125
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,176
- State income tax (GA)
- −$4,924
- Take-home pay
- $78,645
- Effective tax rate
- 26.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,297
- Groceries
- $386
- Getting around
- $527
- Healthcare
- $434
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,221
Left over each month
$8,906 gross, minus $2,352 in tax and $3,221 in living costs.
$3,333
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Charlotte, $4,920/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Athens?
$106,870 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 150 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Athens?
$3,333 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $1,297, and pay covers 6.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Charlotte, about 161 miles away, leaves $4,920 a month, more than Athens.