Software developer · Jonesboro, AR
Software developer in Jonesboro: $2,730/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Jonesboro at $84,990 a year. About 130 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.20). The 10th percentile is $65,000 and the 90th is $169,460. Pay ranks 374th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($837/mo). Arkansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,730 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Memphis, about 67 miles away, at $5,136 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,730
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$84,990
$65,000 to $169,460
Rent (1 bd)
$837
$996 (2 bd)
Employment
130
Location quotient 0.20
Pay rank
374th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $84,990.
- Taxes$1,660
- Rent$837
- Other living costs$1,856
- Left over$2,730
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $84,990
- Federal income tax
- −$10,312
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,502
- State income tax (AR)
- −$3,102
- Take-home pay
- $65,075
- Effective tax rate
- 23.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $837
- Groceries
- $357
- Getting around
- $561
- Healthcare
- $402
- Utilities and internet
- $223
- Everything else
- $313
- Total spending
- $2,693
Left over each month
$7,083 gross, minus $1,660 in tax and $2,693 in living costs.
$2,730
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 Jonesboro?
$84,990 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 Jonesboro?
$2,730 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Arkansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $837, and pay covers 8.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Memphis, about 67 miles away, leaves $5,136 a month, more than Jonesboro.