Software developer · Hot Springs, AR
Software developer in Hot Springs: $4,562/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Hot Springs at $117,610 a year. About 60 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.13). The 10th percentile is $61,180 and the 90th is $198,420. Pay ranks 208th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 12.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($811/mo). Arkansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,562 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Sherman, about 212 miles away, at $5,423 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,562
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$117,610
$61,180 to $198,420
Rent (1 bd)
$811
$965 (2 bd)
Employment
60
Location quotient 0.13
Pay rank
208th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
12.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $117,610.
- Taxes$2,572
- Rent$811
- Other living costs$1,856
- Left over$4,562
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $117,610
- Federal income tax
- −$17,488
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,997
- State income tax (AR)
- −$4,374
- Take-home pay
- $86,751
- Effective tax rate
- 26.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $811
- Groceries
- $357
- Getting around
- $561
- Healthcare
- $402
- Utilities and internet
- $223
- Everything else
- $313
- Total spending
- $2,667
Left over each month
$9,801 gross, minus $2,572 in tax and $2,667 in living costs.
$4,562
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Sherman, $5,423/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Hot Springs?
$117,610 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 Hot Springs?
$4,562 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Arkansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $811, and pay covers 12.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Sherman, about 212 miles away, leaves $5,423 a month, more than Hot Springs.