Software developer · Hammond, LA
Software developer in Hammond: $4,521/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Hammond at $118,590 a year. About 60 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 $77,080 and the 90th is $157,390. Pay ranks 201st-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($997/mo). Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,521 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Beaumont, about 229 miles away, at $5,152 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,521
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$118,590
$77,080 to $157,390
Rent (1 bd)
$997
$1,187 (2 bd)
Employment
60
Location quotient 0.11
Pay rank
201st of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $118,590.
- Taxes$2,497
- Rent$997
- Other living costs$1,868
- Left over$4,521
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $118,590
- Federal income tax
- −$17,709
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,072
- State income tax (LA)
- −$3,183
- Take-home pay
- $88,627
- Effective tax rate
- 25.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $997
- Groceries
- $360
- Getting around
- $563
- Healthcare
- $405
- Utilities and internet
- $225
- Everything else
- $315
- Total spending
- $2,865
Left over each month
$9,883 gross, minus $2,497 in tax and $2,865 in living costs.
$4,521
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Beaumont, $5,152/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Hammond?
$118,590 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 60 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Hammond?
$4,521 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $997, and pay covers 9.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Beaumont, about 229 miles away, leaves $5,152 a month, more than Hammond.