Software developer · Hickory, NC
Software developer in Hickory: $4,346/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Hickory at $122,540 a year. About 420 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.25). The 10th percentile is $76,130 and the 90th is $197,080. Pay ranks 171st-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,142/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,346 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Rocky Mount, about 205 miles away, at $5,224 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,346
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$122,540
$76,130 to $197,080
Rent (1 bd)
$1,142
$1,360 (2 bd)
Employment
420
Location quotient 0.25
Pay rank
171st of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $122,540.
- Taxes$2,725
- Rent$1,142
- Other living costs$1,999
- Left over$4,346
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $122,540
- Federal income tax
- −$18,657
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,374
- State income tax (NC)
- −$4,666
- Take-home pay
- $89,843
- Effective tax rate
- 26.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,142
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $605
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,141
Left over each month
$10,212 gross, minus $2,725 in tax and $3,141 in living costs.
$4,346
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 Hickory?
$122,540 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 420 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Hickory?
$4,346 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,142, and pay covers 8.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Rocky Mount, about 205 miles away, leaves $5,224 a month, more than Hickory.