Software developer · Little Rock, AR

Software developer in Little Rock: $3,738/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Little Rock at $104,070 a year. About 1,590 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.41). The 10th percentile is $61,990 and the 90th is $154,030. Pay ranks 300th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($906/mo). Arkansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,738 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Memphis, about 147 miles away, at $5,136 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,738

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$104,070

$61,990 to $154,030

Rent (1 bd)

$906

$1,079 (2 bd)

Employment

1,590

Location quotient 0.41

Pay rank

300th of 375

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

9.6×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $104,070.

Taxes$2,193
Rent$906
Other living costs$1,835
Left over$3,738

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $104,070
Federal income tax: −$14,509
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,961
State income tax (AR): −$3,846
Take-home pay: $77,753
Effective tax rate: 25.3%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $906
Groceries: $357
Getting around: $540
Healthcare: $402
Utilities and internet: $223
Everything else: $313
Total spending: $2,741

Left over each month

$8,673 gross, minus $2,193 in tax and $2,741 in living costs.

$3,738

Rank every metro for a software developer

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Memphis, $5,136/mo.

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Questions

What does a software developer make in Little Rock?

$104,070 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,590 software developer jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Little Rock?

$3,738 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Arkansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $906, and pay covers 9.6× a year of it.

Where nearby would a software developer keep more?

Memphis, about 147 miles away, leaves $5,136 a month, more than Little Rock.