Software developer · Jackson, MS
Software developer in Jackson: $2,892/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Jackson at $96,990 a year. About 550 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.19). The 10th percentile is $61,950 and the 90th is $155,420. Pay ranks 358th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,203/mo). Mississippi charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,892 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Memphis, about 179 miles away, at $5,136 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,892
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$96,990
$61,950 to $155,420
Rent (1 bd)
$1,203
$1,432 (2 bd)
Employment
550
Location quotient 0.19
Pay rank
358th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $96,990.
- Taxes$2,045
- Rent$1,203
- Other living costs$1,943
- Left over$2,892
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $96,990
- Federal income tax
- −$12,952
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,420
- State income tax (MS)
- −$4,166
- Take-home pay
- $72,452
- Effective tax rate
- 25.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,203
- Groceries
- $374
- Getting around
- $588
- Healthcare
- $421
- Utilities and internet
- $234
- Everything else
- $327
- Total spending
- $3,146
Left over each month
$8,083 gross, minus $2,045 in tax and $3,146 in living costs.
$2,892
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 Jackson?
$96,990 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 550 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Jackson?
$2,892 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Mississippi charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,203, and pay covers 6.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Memphis, about 179 miles away, leaves $5,136 a month, more than Jackson.