Software developer · Austin, TX
Software developer in Austin: $5,341/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Austin at $134,120 a year. About 31,960 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 2.28). The 10th percentile is $96,110 and the 90th is $209,890. Pay ranks 36th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,221/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,341 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Eagle Pass, about 192 miles away, at $5,653 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$5,341
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$134,120
$96,110 to $209,890
Rent (1 bd)
$1,221
$1,453 (2 bd)
Employment
31,960
Location quotient 2.28
Pay rank
36th 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 $134,120.
- Taxes$2,599
- Rent$1,221
- Other$2,016
- Left$5,341
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $134,120
- Federal income tax
- −$20,923
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,260
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $102,937
- Effective tax rate
- 23.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,221
- Groceries
- $400
- Getting around
- $566
- Healthcare
- $450
- Utilities and internet
- $250
- Everything else
- $350
- Total spending
- $3,237
After tax and rent
$5,341 left/mo
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Eagle Pass, $5,653/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Austin?
$134,120 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 31,960 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Austin?
$5,341 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,221, and pay covers 9.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Eagle Pass, about 192 miles away, leaves $5,653 a month, more than Austin.