Software developer · Harrisonburg, VA
Software developer in Harrisonburg: $3,815/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Harrisonburg at $119,250 a year. About 220 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.31). The 10th percentile is $80,230 and the 90th is $180,750. Pay ranks 200th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,395/mo). Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,815 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Rocky Mount, about 187 miles away, at $5,224 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,815
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$119,250
$80,230 to $180,750
Rent (1 bd)
$1,395
$1,661 (2 bd)
Employment
220
Location quotient 0.31
Pay rank
200th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $119,250.
- Taxes$2,758
- Rent$1,395
- Other living costs$1,969
- Left over$3,815
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $119,250
- Federal income tax
- −$17,867
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,123
- State income tax (VA)
- −$6,111
- Take-home pay
- $86,150
- Effective tax rate
- 27.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,395
- Groceries
- $388
- Getting around
- $564
- Healthcare
- $436
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $339
- Total spending
- $3,364
Left over each month
$9,938 gross, minus $2,758 in tax and $3,364 in living costs.
$3,815
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 Harrisonburg?
$119,250 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 220 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Harrisonburg?
$3,815 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,395, and pay covers 7.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Rocky Mount, about 187 miles away, leaves $5,224 a month, more than Harrisonburg.