Software developer · Huntsville, AL

Software developer in Huntsville: $4,730/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Huntsville at $128,080 a year. About 7,030 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 2.43). The 10th percentile is $79,630 and the 90th is $175,460. Pay ranks 106th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,050/mo). Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,730 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Memphis, about 176 miles away, at $5,136 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$4,730

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$128,080

$79,630 to $175,460

Rent (1 bd)

$1,050

$1,250 (2 bd)

Employment

7,030

Location quotient 2.43

Pay rank

106th of 375

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

10.2×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $128,080.

Taxes$3,000
Rent$1,050
Other living costs$1,893
Left over$4,730

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $128,080
Federal income tax: −$19,986
Social Security and Medicare: −$9,798
State income tax (AL): −$6,214
Take-home pay: $92,082
Effective tax rate: 28.1%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,050
Groceries: $368
Getting around: $559
Healthcare: $414
Utilities and internet: $230
Everything else: $322
Total spending: $2,943

Left over each month

$10,673 gross, minus $3,000 in tax and $2,943 in living costs.

$4,730

Rank every metro for a software developer

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Memphis, $5,136/mo.

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Questions

What does a software developer make in Huntsville?

$128,080 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 7,030 software developer jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Huntsville?

$4,730 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,050, and pay covers 10.2× a year of it.

Where nearby would a software developer keep more?

Memphis, about 176 miles away, leaves $5,136 a month, more than Huntsville.