Software developer · Lakeland, FL
Software developer in Lakeland: $4,558/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Lakeland at $122,200 a year. About 990 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 $76,790 and the 90th is $162,230. Pay ranks 175th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,333/mo). Florida has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,558 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Punta Gorda, about 74 miles away, at $5,342 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,558
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$122,200
$76,790 to $162,230
Rent (1 bd)
$1,333
$1,587 (2 bd)
Employment
990
Location quotient 0.34
Pay rank
175th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $122,200.
- Taxes$2,327
- Rent$1,333
- Other living costs$1,965
- Left over$4,558
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $122,200
- Federal income tax
- −$18,575
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,348
- State income tax (FL)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $94,277
- Effective tax rate
- 22.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,333
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $563
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $3,298
Left over each month
$10,183 gross, minus $2,327 in tax and $3,298 in living costs.
$4,558
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Punta Gorda, $5,342/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Lakeland?
$122,200 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 990 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Lakeland?
$4,558 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Florida has no state income tax Rent is $1,333, and pay covers 7.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Punta Gorda, about 74 miles away, leaves $5,342 a month, more than Lakeland.