Software developer · Flagstaff, AZ
Software developer in Flagstaff: $3,608/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Flagstaff at $113,580 a year. About 110 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.16). The 10th percentile is $67,850 and the 90th is $181,500. Pay ranks 234th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,643/mo). Arizona charges a 2.50% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,608 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Las Vegas, about 183 miles away, at $4,988 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,608
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$113,580
$67,850 to $181,500
Rent (1 bd)
$1,643
$1,956 (2 bd)
Employment
110
Location quotient 0.16
Pay rank
234th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $113,580.
- Taxes$2,314
- Rent$1,643
- Other living costs$1,900
- Left over$3,608
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $113,580
- Federal income tax
- −$16,602
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,689
- State income tax (AZ)
- −$2,475
- Take-home pay
- $85,815
- Effective tax rate
- 24.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,643
- Groceries
- $390
- Getting around
- $485
- Healthcare
- $439
- Utilities and internet
- $244
- Everything else
- $342
- Total spending
- $3,543
Left over each month
$9,465 gross, minus $2,314 in tax and $3,543 in living costs.
$3,608
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Las Vegas, $4,988/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Flagstaff?
$113,580 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 110 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Flagstaff?
$3,608 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Arizona charges a 2.50% flat income tax Rent is $1,643, and pay covers 5.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Las Vegas, about 183 miles away, leaves $4,988 a month, more than Flagstaff.