Software developer · Carson City, NV
Software developer in Carson City: $5,070/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Carson City at $130,500 a year. About 90 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.25). The 10th percentile is $94,540 and the 90th is $193,950. Pay ranks 75th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,293/mo). Nevada has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,070 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Hanford, about 213 miles away, at $6,434 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,070
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$130,500
$94,540 to $193,950
Rent (1 bd)
$1,293
$1,539 (2 bd)
Employment
90
Location quotient 0.25
Pay rank
75th 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 $130,500.
- Taxes$2,546
- Rent$1,293
- Other living costs$1,966
- Left over$5,070
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $130,500
- Federal income tax
- −$20,567
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,983
- State income tax (NV)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $99,950
- Effective tax rate
- 23.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,293
- Groceries
- $386
- Getting around
- $568
- Healthcare
- $434
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,259
Left over each month
$10,875 gross, minus $2,546 in tax and $3,259 in living costs.
$5,070
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Hanford, $6,434/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Carson City?
$130,500 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 90 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Carson City?
$5,070 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Nevada has no state income tax Rent is $1,293, and pay covers 8.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Hanford, about 213 miles away, leaves $6,434 a month, more than Carson City.