Software developer · Charleston, SC
Software developer in Charleston: $4,357/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Charleston at $132,150 a year. About 2,050 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.48). The 10th percentile is $80,170 and the 90th is $213,340. Pay ranks 52nd-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,588/mo). South Carolina taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,357 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Rocky Mount, about 238 miles away, at $5,224 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,357
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$132,150
$80,170 to $213,340
Rent (1 bd)
$1,588
$1,890 (2 bd)
Employment
2,050
Location quotient 0.48
Pay rank
52nd of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $132,150.
- Taxes$3,140
- Rent$1,588
- Other living costs$1,927
- Left over$4,357
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $132,150
- Federal income tax
- −$20,963
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,109
- State income tax (SC)
- −$6,611
- Take-home pay
- $94,467
- Effective tax rate
- 28.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,588
- Groceries
- $384
- Getting around
- $535
- Healthcare
- $432
- Utilities and internet
- $240
- Everything else
- $336
- Total spending
- $3,515
Left over each month
$11,013 gross, minus $3,140 in tax and $3,515 in living costs.
$4,357
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 Charleston?
$132,150 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,050 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Charleston?
$4,357 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. South Carolina taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,588, and pay covers 6.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Rocky Mount, about 238 miles away, leaves $5,224 a month, more than Charleston.