Software developer · El Paso, TX
Software developer in El Paso: $5,322/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in El Paso at $127,310 a year. About 1,360 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.37). The 10th percentile is $77,500 and the 90th is $164,830. Pay ranks 112th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,008/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,322 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Odessa is the strongest other metro for this job ($5,071 left over a month), and El Paso still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,322
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$127,310
$77,500 to $164,830
Rent (1 bd)
$1,008
$1,200 (2 bd)
Employment
1,360
Location quotient 0.37
Pay rank
112th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
10.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $127,310.
- Taxes$2,462
- Rent$1,008
- Other living costs$1,817
- Left over$5,322
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $127,310
- Federal income tax
- −$19,801
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,739
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $97,769
- Effective tax rate
- 23.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,008
- Groceries
- $356
- Getting around
- $527
- Healthcare
- $401
- Utilities and internet
- $223
- Everything else
- $312
- Total spending
- $2,825
Left over each month
$10,609 gross, minus $2,462 in tax and $2,825 in living costs.
$5,322
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Odessa, $5,071/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in El Paso?
$127,310 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,360 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in El Paso?
$5,322 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,008, and pay covers 10.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
El Paso leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Odessa at $5,071 a month.