Software developer · Cleveland, TN
Software developer in Cleveland: $3,737/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Cleveland at $102,600 a year. About 110 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.23). The 10th percentile is $66,090 and the 90th is $159,260. Pay ranks 313th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,070/mo). Tennessee has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,737 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Charlotte, about 218 miles away, at $4,920 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,737
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$102,600
$66,090 to $159,260
Rent (1 bd)
$1,070
$1,274 (2 bd)
Employment
110
Location quotient 0.23
Pay rank
313th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $102,600.
- Taxes$1,836
- Rent$1,070
- Other living costs$1,907
- Left over$3,737
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $102,600
- Federal income tax
- −$14,186
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,849
- State income tax (TN)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $80,565
- Effective tax rate
- 21.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,070
- Groceries
- $369
- Getting around
- $568
- Healthcare
- $415
- Utilities and internet
- $231
- Everything else
- $323
- Total spending
- $2,977
Left over each month
$8,550 gross, minus $1,836 in tax and $2,977 in living costs.
$3,737
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Charlotte, $4,920/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Cleveland?
$102,600 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 110 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Cleveland?
$3,737 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Tennessee has no state income tax Rent is $1,070, and pay covers 8.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Charlotte, about 218 miles away, leaves $4,920 a month, more than Cleveland.