Software developer · Greenville, SC
Software developer in Greenville: $4,223/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Greenville at $121,790 a year. About 2,070 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.44). The 10th percentile is $67,630 and the 90th is $197,880. Pay ranks 182nd-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,204/mo). South Carolina taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,223 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Durham, about 208 miles away, at $5,077 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,223
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$121,790
$67,630 to $197,880
Rent (1 bd)
$1,204
$1,433 (2 bd)
Employment
2,070
Location quotient 0.44
Pay rank
182nd of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $121,790.
- Taxes$2,813
- Rent$1,204
- Other living costs$1,909
- Left over$4,223
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $121,790
- Federal income tax
- −$18,477
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,317
- State income tax (SC)
- −$5,968
- Take-home pay
- $88,028
- Effective tax rate
- 27.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,204
- Groceries
- $372
- Getting around
- $560
- Healthcare
- $419
- Utilities and internet
- $233
- Everything else
- $326
- Total spending
- $3,113
Left over each month
$10,149 gross, minus $2,813 in tax and $3,113 in living costs.
$4,223
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Durham, $5,077/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Greenville?
$121,790 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,070 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Greenville?
$4,223 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. South Carolina taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,204, and pay covers 8.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Durham, about 208 miles away, leaves $5,077 a month, more than Greenville.