Software developer · Beaumont, TX
Software developer in Beaumont: $5,152/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Beaumont at $124,470 a year. About 420 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.24). The 10th percentile is $76,510 and the 90th is $171,320. Pay ranks 138th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($949/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,152 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Victoria, about 203 miles away, at $5,569 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,152
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$124,470
$76,510 to $171,320
Rent (1 bd)
$949
$1,130 (2 bd)
Employment
420
Location quotient 0.24
Pay rank
138th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
10.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $124,470.
- Taxes$2,387
- Rent$949
- Other living costs$1,885
- Left over$5,152
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $124,470
- Federal income tax
- −$19,120
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,522
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $95,828
- Effective tax rate
- 23.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $949
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $570
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,834
Left over each month
$10,373 gross, minus $2,387 in tax and $2,834 in living costs.
$5,152
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Victoria, $5,569/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Beaumont?
$124,470 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 420 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Beaumont?
$5,152 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $949, and pay covers 10.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Victoria, about 203 miles away, leaves $5,569 a month, more than Beaumont.