Software developer · Johnson City, TN

Software developer in Johnson City: $3,893/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Johnson City at $103,320 a year. About 300 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.34). The 10th percentile is $61,840 and the 90th is $156,610. Pay ranks 306th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($969/mo). Tennessee has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,893 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Durham, about 182 miles away, at $5,077 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,893

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$103,320

$61,840 to $156,610

Rent (1 bd)

$969

$1,154 (2 bd)

Employment

300

Location quotient 0.34

Pay rank

306th of 375

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

8.9×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $103,320.

Taxes$1,854
Rent$969
Other living costs$1,894
Left over$3,893

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $103,320
Federal income tax: −$14,344
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,904
State income tax (TN): None
Take-home pay: $81,072
Effective tax rate: 21.5%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $969
Groceries: $369
Getting around: $556
Healthcare: $415
Utilities and internet: $231
Everything else: $323
Total spending: $2,863

Left over each month

$8,610 gross, minus $1,854 in tax and $2,863 in living costs.

$3,893

Rank every metro for a software developer

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Durham, $5,077/mo.

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Questions

What does a software developer make in Johnson City?

$103,320 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 300 software developer jobs are in the metro.

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

$3,893 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Tennessee has no state income tax Rent is $969, and pay covers 8.9× a year of it.

Where nearby would a software developer keep more?

Durham, about 182 miles away, leaves $5,077 a month, more than Johnson City.