Software developer · Las Vegas, NV
Software developer in Las Vegas: $5,031/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Las Vegas at $129,940 a year. About 2,900 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.23). The 10th percentile is $75,530 and the 90th is $198,610. Pay ranks 84th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,267/mo). Nevada has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,031 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Yuma is the strongest other metro for this job ($4,673 left over a month), and Las Vegas still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$5,031
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$129,940
$75,530 to $198,610
Rent (1 bd)
$1,267
$1,508 (2 bd)
Employment
2,900
Location quotient 0.23
Pay rank
84th 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 $129,940.
- Taxes$2,488
- Rent$1,267
- Other$2,042
- Left$5,031
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $129,940
- Federal income tax
- −$19,920
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,940
- State income tax (NV)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $100,080
- Effective tax rate
- 23.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,267
- Groceries
- $400
- Getting around
- $592
- Healthcare
- $450
- Utilities and internet
- $250
- Everything else
- $350
- Total spending
- $3,309
After tax and rent
$5,031 left/mo
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Yuma, $4,673/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Las Vegas?
$129,940 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,900 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Las Vegas?
$5,031 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Nevada has no state income tax Rent is $1,267, and pay covers 8.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Las Vegas leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Yuma at $4,673 a month.