Software developer · Goldsboro, NC
Software developer in Goldsboro: $3,057/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Goldsboro at $96,140 a year. About 50 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.11). The 10th percentile is $60,880 and the 90th is $160,740. Pay ranks 363rd-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($984/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,057 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Rocky Mount, about 42 miles away, at $5,224 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,057
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$96,140
$60,880 to $160,740
Rent (1 bd)
$984
$1,172 (2 bd)
Employment
50
Location quotient 0.11
Pay rank
363rd of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $96,140.
- Taxes$1,972
- Rent$984
- Other living costs$1,999
- Left over$3,057
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $96,140
- Federal income tax
- −$12,765
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,355
- State income tax (NC)
- −$3,544
- Take-home pay
- $72,476
- Effective tax rate
- 24.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $984
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $605
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $2,983
Left over each month
$8,012 gross, minus $1,972 in tax and $2,983 in living costs.
$3,057
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Rocky Mount, $5,224/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Goldsboro?
$96,140 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 50 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Goldsboro?
$3,057 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $984, and pay covers 8.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Rocky Mount, about 42 miles away, leaves $5,224 a month, more than Goldsboro.