Software developer · Columbus, GA
Software developer in Columbus: $4,037/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Columbus at $116,150 a year. About 1,050 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.83). The 10th percentile is $81,580 and the 90th is $165,210. Pay ranks 214th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,063/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,037 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Jacksonville, about 237 miles away, at $5,124 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,037
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$116,150
$81,580 to $165,210
Rent (1 bd)
$1,063
$1,265 (2 bd)
Employment
1,050
Location quotient 0.83
Pay rank
214th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $116,150.
- Taxes$2,621
- Rent$1,063
- Other living costs$1,958
- Left over$4,037
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $116,150
- Federal income tax
- −$17,167
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,885
- State income tax (GA)
- −$5,405
- Take-home pay
- $84,692
- Effective tax rate
- 27.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,063
- Groceries
- $386
- Getting around
- $560
- Healthcare
- $434
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,021
Left over each month
$9,679 gross, minus $2,621 in tax and $3,021 in living costs.
$4,037
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Jacksonville, $5,124/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Columbus?
$116,150 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,050 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Columbus?
$4,037 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $1,063, and pay covers 9.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Jacksonville, about 237 miles away, leaves $5,124 a month, more than Columbus.