Software developer · Chattanooga, TN
Software developer in Chattanooga: $3,932/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Chattanooga at $106,750 a year. About 990 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.34). The 10th percentile is $64,230 and the 90th is $163,130. Pay ranks 275th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,137/mo). Tennessee has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,932 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Asheville, about 162 miles away, at $4,899 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,932
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$106,750
$64,230 to $163,130
Rent (1 bd)
$1,137
$1,354 (2 bd)
Employment
990
Location quotient 0.34
Pay rank
275th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $106,750.
- Taxes$1,939
- Rent$1,137
- Other living costs$1,888
- Left over$3,932
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $106,750
- Federal income tax
- −$15,099
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,166
- State income tax (TN)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $83,485
- Effective tax rate
- 21.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,137
- Groceries
- $368
- Getting around
- $554
- Healthcare
- $414
- Utilities and internet
- $230
- Everything else
- $322
- Total spending
- $3,025
Left over each month
$8,896 gross, minus $1,939 in tax and $3,025 in living costs.
$3,932
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Asheville, $4,899/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Chattanooga?
$106,750 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 990 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Chattanooga?
$3,932 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Tennessee has no state income tax Rent is $1,137, and pay covers 7.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Asheville, about 162 miles away, leaves $4,899 a month, more than Chattanooga.