Software developer · Killeen, TX
Software developer in Killeen: $5,137/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Killeen at $123,320 a year. About 470 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.28). The 10th percentile is $75,270 and the 90th is $164,130. Pay ranks 158th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 11.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($932/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,137 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Eagle Pass, about 228 miles away, at $5,610 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,137
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$123,320
$75,270 to $164,130
Rent (1 bd)
$932
$1,109 (2 bd)
Employment
470
Location quotient 0.28
Pay rank
158th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
11.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $123,320.
- Taxes$2,356
- Rent$932
- Other living costs$1,851
- Left over$5,137
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $123,320
- Federal income tax
- −$18,844
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,434
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $95,042
- Effective tax rate
- 22.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $932
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $536
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,783
Left over each month
$10,277 gross, minus $2,356 in tax and $2,783 in living costs.
$5,137
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Eagle Pass, $5,610/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Killeen?
$123,320 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 470 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Killeen?
$5,137 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $932, and pay covers 11.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Eagle Pass, about 228 miles away, leaves $5,610 a month, more than Killeen.