Software developer · Beckley, WV
Software developer in Beckley: $3,396/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Beckley at $100,840 a year. About 40 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.08). The 10th percentile is $54,600 and the 90th is $135,160. Pay ranks 337th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($853/mo). West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,396 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Rocky Mount, about 230 miles away, at $5,224 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,396
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$100,840
$54,600 to $135,160
Rent (1 bd)
$853
$1,015 (2 bd)
Employment
40
Location quotient 0.08
Pay rank
337th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $100,840.
- Taxes$2,128
- Rent$853
- Other living costs$2,026
- Left over$3,396
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $100,840
- Federal income tax
- −$13,799
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,714
- State income tax (WV)
- −$4,022
- Take-home pay
- $75,305
- Effective tax rate
- 25.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $853
- Groceries
- $390
- Getting around
- $611
- Healthcare
- $439
- Utilities and internet
- $244
- Everything else
- $342
- Total spending
- $2,879
Left over each month
$8,403 gross, minus $2,128 in tax and $2,879 in living costs.
$3,396
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Rocky Mount, $5,224/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Beckley?
$100,840 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 40 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Beckley?
$3,396 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $853, and pay covers 9.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Rocky Mount, about 230 miles away, leaves $5,224 a month, more than Beckley.