Software developer · Blacksburg, VA

Software developer in Blacksburg: $3,729/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Blacksburg at $111,630 a year. About 590 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.73). The 10th percentile is $67,560 and the 90th is $179,660. Pay ranks 242nd-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,103/mo). Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,729 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Rocky Mount, about 172 miles away, at $5,224 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,729

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$111,630

$67,560 to $179,660

Rent (1 bd)

$1,103

$1,313 (2 bd)

Employment

590

Location quotient 0.73

Pay rank

242nd of 375

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

8.4×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $111,630.

Taxes$2,532
Rent$1,103
Other living costs$1,938
Left over$3,729

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $111,630
Federal income tax: −$16,173
Social Security and Medicare: −$8,540
State income tax (VA): −$5,672
Take-home pay: $81,245
Effective tax rate: 27.2%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,103
Groceries: $388
Getting around: $533
Healthcare: $436
Utilities and internet: $242
Everything else: $339
Total spending: $3,041

Left over each month

$9,303 gross, minus $2,532 in tax and $3,041 in living costs.

$3,729

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 Blacksburg?

$111,630 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 590 software developer jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Blacksburg?

$3,729 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,103, and pay covers 8.4× a year of it.

Where nearby would a software developer keep more?

Rocky Mount, about 172 miles away, leaves $5,224 a month, more than Blacksburg.