Software developer · Hattiesburg, MS
Software developer in Hattiesburg: $2,955/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Hattiesburg median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Mississippi median, $95,330 a year. BLS still counts about 40 software developer jobs in the metro, without a published wage. Mississippi has about 1,880 software developer jobs. The 10th percentile is $44,700 and the 90th is $158,300. On the pay used here, Hattiesburg ranks 380th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 7.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,055/mo). Mississippi charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,955 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Crestview, about 175 miles away, at $4,883 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,955
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$95,330
State median
Rent (1 bd)
$1,055
$1,256 (2 bd)
Employment
40
Location quotient 0.06
Pay rank
380th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
7.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $95,330.
- Taxes$1,998
- Rent$1,055
- Other living costs$1,936
- Left over$2,955
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $95,330
- Federal income tax
- −$12,587
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,293
- State income tax (MS)
- −$4,093
- Take-home pay
- $71,357
- Effective tax rate
- 25.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,055
- Groceries
- $374
- Getting around
- $580
- Healthcare
- $421
- Utilities and internet
- $234
- Everything else
- $327
- Total spending
- $2,991
Left over each month
$7,944 gross, minus $1,998 in tax and $2,991 in living costs.
$2,955
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Crestview, $4,883/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Hattiesburg?
$95,330 a year. That figure is the Mississippi median from BLS OEWS May 2025, because the metro wage was not published. About 40 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Hattiesburg?
$2,955 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Mississippi charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,055, and pay covers 7.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Crestview, about 175 miles away, leaves $4,883 a month, more than Hattiesburg.