Software developer · Gadsden, AL
Software developer in Gadsden: $4,777/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Gadsden median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Alabama median, $122,540 a year. Alabama has about 17,450 software developer jobs. The 10th percentile is $71,590 and the 90th is $175,330. On the pay used here, Gadsden ranks 178th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 18.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($546/mo). Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,777 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Memphis, about 226 miles away, at $5,136 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,777
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$122,540
State median
Rent (1 bd)
$546
$650 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
178th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
18.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $122,540.
- Taxes$2,933
- Rent$546
- Other living costs$1,956
- Left over$4,777
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $122,540
- Federal income tax
- −$18,657
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,374
- State income tax (AL)
- −$5,937
- City / county wage tax
- −$1,225
- Take-home pay
- $87,347
- Effective tax rate
- 28.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $546
- Groceries
- $376
- Getting around
- $591
- Healthcare
- $423
- Utilities and internet
- $235
- Everything else
- $329
- Total spending
- $2,502
Left over each month
$10,212 gross, minus $2,933 in tax and $2,502 in living costs.
$4,777
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Memphis, $5,136/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Gadsden?
$122,540 a year. That figure is the Alabama median from BLS OEWS May 2025, because the metro wage was not published.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Gadsden?
$4,777 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $546, and pay covers 18.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Memphis, about 226 miles away, leaves $5,136 a month, more than Gadsden.