Software developer · Houston, TX
Software developer take-home pay in Houston: $5,465 left over a month
A local software developer wage of about $135,500 in Houston, TX, after Texas tax and a one-bedroom rent of $1,199. Leftover is take-home minus modelled monthly costs — not a cost-of-living index.
Left over monthly
$5,465
Local pay (annual)
$135,500
$8,614 take-home a month
One-bedroom rent
$1,199
$1,427 for a two-bedroom
Where the money goes
One adult, renting a one-bedroom, paid locally as a software developer.
- Taxes$2,678
- Rent$1,199
- Other living costs$1,950
- Left over$5,465
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $135,500
- Federal income tax
- −$21,767
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,366
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $103,367
- Effective tax rate
- 23.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,199
- Groceries
- $380
- Getting around
- $572
- Healthcare
- $428
- Utilities and internet
- $238
- Everything else
- $333
- Total spending
- $3,149
Left over each month
$11,292 gross, minus $2,678 in tax and $3,149 in living costs.
$5,465
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Questions
What is software developer take-home pay in Houston?
On a local software developer wage of about $135,500, leftover after Texas tax and a one-bedroom rent of $1,199 is about $5,465 a month. Change the household on the rankings page to size it to you.
Does Houston tax a software developer paycheck?
Houston is in Texas, which has no state income tax.
How does Houston compare for a software developer?
Open the Houston paycheck page or rank all 387 metros for this job. Head-to-head comparisons apply both tax codes to the same software developer household.