Software developer · Charleston, WV
Software developer in Charleston: $4,477/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Charleston at $122,980 a year. About 350 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.31). The 10th percentile is $72,380 and the 90th is $168,620. Pay ranks 163rd-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,011/mo). West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,477 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Durham, about 206 miles away, at $5,077 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,477
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$122,980
$72,380 to $168,620
Rent (1 bd)
$1,011
$1,204 (2 bd)
Employment
350
Location quotient 0.31
Pay rank
163rd of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
10.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $122,980.
- Taxes$2,772
- Rent$1,011
- Other living costs$1,989
- Left over$4,477
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $122,980
- Federal income tax
- −$18,762
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,408
- State income tax (WV)
- −$5,089
- Take-home pay
- $89,721
- Effective tax rate
- 27.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,011
- Groceries
- $390
- Getting around
- $574
- Healthcare
- $439
- Utilities and internet
- $244
- Everything else
- $342
- Total spending
- $3,000
Left over each month
$10,248 gross, minus $2,772 in tax and $3,000 in living costs.
$4,477
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Durham, $5,077/mo.
Software developer leftover by city →Best cities for software developers to move to →Software developer nearby
Other jobs in Charleston
- Registered nurse
- Elementary school teacher
- High school teacher
- Accountant / auditor
- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Lawyer
- Police officer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
- Mechanical engineer
Questions
What does a software developer make in Charleston?
$122,980 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 350 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Charleston?
$4,477 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,011, and pay covers 10.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Durham, about 206 miles away, leaves $5,077 a month, more than Charleston.