Software developer · Charlottesville, VA
Software developer in Charlottesville: $4,296/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Charlottesville at $128,520 a year. About 1,390 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.12). The 10th percentile is $81,200 and the 90th is $196,240. Pay ranks 101st-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,517/mo). Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,296 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Rocky Mount, about 146 miles away, at $5,224 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,296
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$128,520
$81,200 to $196,240
Rent (1 bd)
$1,517
$1,806 (2 bd)
Employment
1,390
Location quotient 1.12
Pay rank
101st 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 $128,520.
- Taxes$3,047
- Rent$1,517
- Other living costs$1,850
- Left over$4,296
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $128,520
- Federal income tax
- −$20,092
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,832
- State income tax (VA)
- −$6,644
- Take-home pay
- $91,953
- Effective tax rate
- 28.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,517
- Groceries
- $388
- Getting around
- $445
- Healthcare
- $436
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $339
- Total spending
- $3,367
Left over each month
$10,710 gross, minus $3,047 in tax and $3,367 in living costs.
$4,296
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 Charlottesville?
$128,520 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,390 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Charlottesville?
$4,296 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,517, and pay covers 7.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Rocky Mount, about 146 miles away, leaves $5,224 a month, more than Charlottesville.