Software developer · Lafayette, LA
Software developer in Lafayette: $3,942/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Lafayette at $109,010 a year. About 660 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 $68,050 and the 90th is $136,710. Pay ranks 252nd-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,052/mo). Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,942 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Beaumont, about 124 miles away, at $5,152 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,942
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$109,010
$68,050 to $136,710
Rent (1 bd)
$1,052
$1,252 (2 bd)
Employment
660
Location quotient 0.34
Pay rank
252nd of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $109,010.
- Taxes$2,236
- Rent$1,052
- Other living costs$1,854
- Left over$3,942
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $109,010
- Federal income tax
- −$15,596
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,339
- State income tax (LA)
- −$2,895
- Take-home pay
- $82,179
- Effective tax rate
- 24.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,052
- Groceries
- $360
- Getting around
- $549
- Healthcare
- $405
- Utilities and internet
- $225
- Everything else
- $315
- Total spending
- $2,906
Left over each month
$9,084 gross, minus $2,236 in tax and $2,906 in living costs.
$3,942
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Beaumont, $5,152/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Lafayette?
$109,010 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 660 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Lafayette?
$3,942 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,052, and pay covers 8.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Beaumont, about 124 miles away, leaves $5,152 a month, more than Lafayette.