Software developer · Dallas, TX
Software developer in Dallas: $5,272/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Dallas at $133,290 a year. About 67,030 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.52). The 10th percentile is $85,920 and the 90th is $179,400. Pay ranks 40th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,258/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,272 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Sherman, about 56 miles away, at $5,465 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$5,272
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$133,290
$85,920 to $179,400
Rent (1 bd)
$1,258
$1,498 (2 bd)
Employment
67,030
Location quotient 1.52
Pay rank
40th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $133,290.
- Taxes$2,577
- Rent$1,258
- Other$2,001
- Left$5,272
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $133,290
- Federal income tax
- −$20,724
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,197
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $102,370
- Effective tax rate
- 23.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,258
- Groceries
- $392
- Getting around
- $580
- Healthcare
- $441
- Utilities and internet
- $245
- Everything else
- $343
- Total spending
- $3,259
After tax and rent
$5,272 left/mo
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Sherman, $5,465/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Dallas?
$133,290 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 67,030 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Dallas?
$5,272 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,258, and pay covers 8.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Sherman, about 56 miles away, leaves $5,465 a month, more than Dallas.