Software developer · Durham, NC
Software developer in Durham: $5,077/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Durham at $135,620 a year. About 9,790 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 2.62). The 10th percentile is $100,670 and the 90th is $209,410. Pay ranks 28th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,274/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,077 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Rocky Mount, about 73 miles away, at $5,224 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,077
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$135,620
$100,670 to $209,410
Rent (1 bd)
$1,274
$1,517 (2 bd)
Employment
9,790
Location quotient 2.62
Pay rank
28th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $135,620.
- Taxes$3,116
- Rent$1,274
- Other living costs$1,835
- Left over$5,077
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $135,620
- Federal income tax
- −$21,796
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,375
- State income tax (NC)
- −$5,222
- Take-home pay
- $98,227
- Effective tax rate
- 27.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,274
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $440
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,109
Left over each month
$11,302 gross, minus $3,116 in tax and $3,109 in living costs.
$5,077
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Rocky Mount, $5,224/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Durham?
$135,620 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 9,790 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Durham?
$5,077 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,274, and pay covers 8.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Rocky Mount, about 73 miles away, leaves $5,224 a month, more than Durham.