Software developer · Jackson, TN
Software developer in Jackson: $3,330/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Jackson at $96,540 a year. About 130 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.14). The 10th percentile is $65,960 and the 90th is $158,880. Pay ranks 361st-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,128/mo). Tennessee has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,330 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Memphis, about 74 miles away, at $5,136 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,330
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$96,540
$65,960 to $158,880
Rent (1 bd)
$1,128
$1,343 (2 bd)
Employment
130
Location quotient 0.14
Pay rank
361st of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $96,540.
- Taxes$1,687
- Rent$1,128
- Other living costs$1,900
- Left over$3,330
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $96,540
- Federal income tax
- −$12,853
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,385
- State income tax (TN)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $76,302
- Effective tax rate
- 21.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,128
- Groceries
- $369
- Getting around
- $562
- Healthcare
- $415
- Utilities and internet
- $231
- Everything else
- $323
- Total spending
- $3,028
Left over each month
$8,045 gross, minus $1,687 in tax and $3,028 in living costs.
$3,330
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?
$96,540 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 130 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Jackson?
$3,330 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Tennessee has no state income tax Rent is $1,128, and pay covers 7.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Memphis, about 74 miles away, leaves $5,136 a month, more than Jackson.