Software developer · Fayetteville, AR
Software developer in Fayetteville: $3,546/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Fayetteville at $105,130 a year. About 2,490 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.83). The 10th percentile is $62,940 and the 90th is $157,820. Pay ranks 289th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,145/mo). Arkansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,546 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Sherman, about 226 miles away, at $5,423 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,546
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$105,130
$62,940 to $157,820
Rent (1 bd)
$1,145
$1,363 (2 bd)
Employment
2,490
Location quotient 0.83
Pay rank
289th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $105,130.
- Taxes$2,223
- Rent$1,145
- Other living costs$1,847
- Left over$3,546
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $105,130
- Federal income tax
- −$14,743
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,042
- State income tax (AR)
- −$3,887
- Take-home pay
- $78,458
- Effective tax rate
- 25.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,145
- Groceries
- $360
- Getting around
- $542
- Healthcare
- $405
- Utilities and internet
- $225
- Everything else
- $315
- Total spending
- $2,992
Left over each month
$8,761 gross, minus $2,223 in tax and $2,992 in living costs.
$3,546
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Sherman, $5,423/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Fayetteville?
$105,130 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,490 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Fayetteville?
$3,546 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Arkansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,145, and pay covers 7.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Sherman, about 226 miles away, leaves $5,423 a month, more than Fayetteville.