Software developer · Gainesville, FL
Software developer in Gainesville: $4,678/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Gainesville at $122,950 a year. About 580 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.35). The 10th percentile is $76,390 and the 90th is $171,330. Pay ranks 164th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,305/mo). Florida has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,678 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Punta Gorda, about 181 miles away, at $5,342 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,678
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$122,950
$76,390 to $171,330
Rent (1 bd)
$1,305
$1,553 (2 bd)
Employment
580
Location quotient 0.35
Pay rank
164th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $122,950.
- Taxes$2,347
- Rent$1,305
- Other living costs$1,916
- Left over$4,678
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $122,950
- Federal income tax
- −$18,755
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,406
- State income tax (FL)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $94,789
- Effective tax rate
- 22.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,305
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $514
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $3,221
Left over each month
$10,246 gross, minus $2,347 in tax and $3,221 in living costs.
$4,678
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Punta Gorda, $5,342/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Gainesville?
$122,950 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 580 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Gainesville?
$4,678 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Florida has no state income tax Rent is $1,305, and pay covers 7.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Punta Gorda, about 181 miles away, leaves $5,342 a month, more than Gainesville.