Software developer · Gainesville, GA
Software developer in Gainesville: $4,091/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Gainesville at $121,940 a year. About 290 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.25). The 10th percentile is $71,170 and the 90th is $163,300. Pay ranks 179th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,318/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,091 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Charlotte, about 181 miles away, at $4,920 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,091
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$121,940
$71,170 to $163,300
Rent (1 bd)
$1,318
$1,569 (2 bd)
Employment
290
Location quotient 0.25
Pay rank
179th 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 $121,940.
- Taxes$2,796
- Rent$1,318
- Other living costs$1,957
- Left over$4,091
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $121,940
- Federal income tax
- −$18,513
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,328
- State income tax (GA)
- −$5,706
- Take-home pay
- $88,393
- Effective tax rate
- 27.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,318
- Groceries
- $386
- Getting around
- $559
- Healthcare
- $434
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,275
Left over each month
$10,162 gross, minus $2,796 in tax and $3,275 in living costs.
$4,091
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Charlotte, $4,920/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Gainesville?
$121,940 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 290 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Gainesville?
$4,091 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $1,318, and pay covers 7.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Charlotte, about 181 miles away, leaves $4,920 a month, more than Gainesville.