Software developer · Lexington Park, MD
Software developer in Lexington Park: $3,997/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Lexington Park at $132,850 a year. About 720 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.94). The 10th percentile is $85,020 and the 90th is $210,110. Pay ranks 46th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,593/mo). Maryland taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 3.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,997 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Rocky Mount, about 178 miles away, at $5,224 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,997
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$132,850
$85,020 to $210,110
Rent (1 bd)
$1,593
$1,896 (2 bd)
Employment
720
Location quotient 0.94
Pay rank
46th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $132,850.
- Taxes$3,459
- Rent$1,593
- Other living costs$2,022
- Left over$3,997
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $132,850
- Federal income tax
- −$21,131
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,163
- State income tax (MD)
- −$6,226
- City / county wage tax
- −$3,986
- Take-home pay
- $91,345
- Effective tax rate
- 31.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,593
- Groceries
- $408
- Getting around
- $541
- Healthcare
- $459
- Utilities and internet
- $255
- Everything else
- $357
- Total spending
- $3,615
Left over each month
$11,071 gross, minus $3,459 in tax and $3,615 in living costs.
$3,997
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Rocky Mount, $5,224/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Lexington Park?
$132,850 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 720 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Lexington Park?
$3,997 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Maryland taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 3.00% city wage tax Rent is $1,593, and pay covers 6.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Rocky Mount, about 178 miles away, leaves $5,224 a month, more than Lexington Park.