Software developer · Dalton, GA
Software developer in Dalton: $3,893/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Dalton at $115,480 a year. About 280 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.39). The 10th percentile is $72,850 and the 90th is $156,280. Pay ranks 221st-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,124/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,893 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Charlotte, about 231 miles away, at $4,920 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,893
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$115,480
$72,850 to $156,280
Rent (1 bd)
$1,124
$1,338 (2 bd)
Employment
280
Location quotient 0.39
Pay rank
221st of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $115,480.
- Taxes$2,602
- Rent$1,124
- Other living costs$2,004
- Left over$3,893
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $115,480
- Federal income tax
- −$17,020
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,834
- State income tax (GA)
- −$5,371
- Take-home pay
- $84,256
- Effective tax rate
- 27.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,124
- Groceries
- $386
- Getting around
- $606
- Healthcare
- $434
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,128
Left over each month
$9,623 gross, minus $2,602 in tax and $3,128 in living costs.
$3,893
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 Dalton?
$115,480 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 280 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Dalton?
$3,893 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $1,124, and pay covers 8.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Charlotte, about 231 miles away, leaves $4,920 a month, more than Dalton.