Software developer · Clarksville, TN
Software developer in Clarksville: $3,465/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Clarksville at $96,650 a year. About 310 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.28). The 10th percentile is $63,710 and the 90th is $161,270. Pay ranks 360th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($984/mo). Tennessee has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,465 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Memphis, about 169 miles away, at $5,136 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,465
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$96,650
$63,710 to $161,270
Rent (1 bd)
$984
$1,172 (2 bd)
Employment
310
Location quotient 0.28
Pay rank
360th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $96,650.
- Taxes$1,689
- Rent$984
- Other living costs$1,916
- Left over$3,465
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $96,650
- Federal income tax
- −$12,877
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,394
- State income tax (TN)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $76,379
- Effective tax rate
- 21.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $984
- Groceries
- $371
- Getting around
- $570
- Healthcare
- $418
- Utilities and internet
- $232
- Everything else
- $325
- Total spending
- $2,900
Left over each month
$8,054 gross, minus $1,689 in tax and $2,900 in living costs.
$3,465
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Memphis, $5,136/mo.
Software developer leftover by city →Best cities for software developers to move to →Software developer nearby
Other jobs in Clarksville
- 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 Clarksville?
$96,650 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 310 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Clarksville?
$3,465 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Tennessee has no state income tax Rent is $984, and pay covers 8.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Memphis, about 169 miles away, leaves $5,136 a month, more than Clarksville.