Software developer · Knoxville, TN
Software developer in Knoxville: $4,647/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Knoxville at $121,750 a year. About 2,390 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.52). The 10th percentile is $68,880 and the 90th is $161,870. Pay ranks 183rd-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,296/mo). Tennessee has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,647 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Charlotte, about 197 miles away, at $4,920 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,647
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$121,750
$68,880 to $161,870
Rent (1 bd)
$1,296
$1,543 (2 bd)
Employment
2,390
Location quotient 0.52
Pay rank
183rd of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $121,750.
- Taxes$2,315
- Rent$1,296
- Other living costs$1,888
- Left over$4,647
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $121,750
- Federal income tax
- −$18,467
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,314
- State income tax (TN)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $93,969
- Effective tax rate
- 22.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,296
- Groceries
- $368
- Getting around
- $554
- Healthcare
- $414
- Utilities and internet
- $230
- Everything else
- $322
- Total spending
- $3,184
Left over each month
$10,146 gross, minus $2,315 in tax and $3,184 in living costs.
$4,647
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Charlotte, $4,920/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Knoxville?
$121,750 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,390 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Knoxville?
$4,647 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Tennessee has no state income tax Rent is $1,296, and pay covers 7.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Charlotte, about 197 miles away, leaves $4,920 a month, more than Knoxville.