Software developer · Fairbanks, AK
Software developer in Fairbanks: $2,945/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Fairbanks at $101,260 a year. About 70 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.17). The 10th percentile is $61,870 and the 90th is $185,300. Pay ranks 332nd-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,378/mo). Alaska has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,945 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Anchorage, about 196 miles away, at $3,114 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,945
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$101,260
$61,870 to $185,300
Rent (1 bd)
$1,378
$1,640 (2 bd)
Employment
70
Location quotient 0.17
Pay rank
332nd of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $101,260.
- Taxes$1,803
- Rent$1,378
- Other living costs$2,312
- Left over$2,945
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $101,260
- Federal income tax
- −$13,891
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,746
- State income tax (AK)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $79,622
- Effective tax rate
- 21.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,378
- Groceries
- $457
- Getting around
- $656
- Healthcare
- $514
- Utilities and internet
- $286
- Everything else
- $400
- Total spending
- $3,690
Left over each month
$8,438 gross, minus $1,803 in tax and $3,690 in living costs.
$2,945
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Anchorage, $3,114/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Fairbanks?
$101,260 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 70 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Fairbanks?
$2,945 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Alaska has no state income tax Rent is $1,378, and pay covers 6.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Anchorage, about 196 miles away, leaves $3,114 a month, more than Fairbanks.