Software developer · College Station, TX
Software developer in College Station: $3,824/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in College Station at $101,910 a year. About 620 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.43). The 10th percentile is $67,240 and the 90th is $154,500. Pay ranks 320th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,016/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,824 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Victoria, about 146 miles away, at $5,569 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,824
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$101,910
$67,240 to $154,500
Rent (1 bd)
$1,016
$1,209 (2 bd)
Employment
620
Location quotient 0.43
Pay rank
320th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $101,910.
- Taxes$1,819
- Rent$1,016
- Other living costs$1,833
- Left over$3,824
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $101,910
- Federal income tax
- −$14,034
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,796
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $80,080
- Effective tax rate
- 21.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,016
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $518
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,849
Left over each month
$8,493 gross, minus $1,819 in tax and $2,849 in living costs.
$3,824
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Victoria, $5,569/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in College Station?
$101,910 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 620 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in College Station?
$3,824 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,016, and pay covers 8.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Victoria, about 146 miles away, leaves $5,569 a month, more than College Station.