Software developer · Brunswick, GA
Software developer in Brunswick: $3,161/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Brunswick at $103,170 a year. About 50 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.09). The 10th percentile is $74,210 and the 90th is $154,630. Pay ranks 307th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,208/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,161 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Wildwood, about 181 miles away, at $5,164 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,161
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$103,170
$74,210 to $154,630
Rent (1 bd)
$1,208
$1,438 (2 bd)
Employment
50
Location quotient 0.09
Pay rank
307th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $103,170.
- Taxes$2,245
- Rent$1,208
- Other living costs$1,984
- Left over$3,161
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $103,170
- Federal income tax
- −$14,311
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,893
- State income tax (GA)
- −$4,732
- Take-home pay
- $76,234
- Effective tax rate
- 26.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,208
- Groceries
- $386
- Getting around
- $586
- Healthcare
- $434
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,192
Left over each month
$8,598 gross, minus $2,245 in tax and $3,192 in living costs.
$3,161
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Wildwood, $5,164/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Brunswick?
$103,170 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 50 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Brunswick?
$3,161 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $1,208, and pay covers 7.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Wildwood, about 181 miles away, leaves $5,164 a month, more than Brunswick.