Software developer · Augusta, GA
Software developer in Augusta: $4,149/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Augusta at $119,780 a year. About 910 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.36). The 10th percentile is $77,130 and the 90th is $176,000. Pay ranks 196th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,134/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,149 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Jacksonville, about 223 miles away, at $5,124 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,149
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$119,780
$77,130 to $176,000
Rent (1 bd)
$1,134
$1,350 (2 bd)
Employment
910
Location quotient 0.36
Pay rank
196th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $119,780.
- Taxes$2,729
- Rent$1,134
- Other living costs$1,969
- Left over$4,149
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $119,780
- Federal income tax
- −$17,994
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,163
- State income tax (GA)
- −$5,594
- Take-home pay
- $87,029
- Effective tax rate
- 27.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,134
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $575
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,103
Left over each month
$9,982 gross, minus $2,729 in tax and $3,103 in living costs.
$4,149
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Jacksonville, $5,124/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Augusta?
$119,780 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 910 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Augusta?
$4,149 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $1,134, and pay covers 8.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Jacksonville, about 223 miles away, leaves $5,124 a month, more than Augusta.