Software developer · Lubbock, TX
Software developer in Lubbock: $4,758/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Lubbock at $115,190 a year. About 340 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.19). The 10th percentile is $72,170 and the 90th is $158,620. Pay ranks 223rd-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 11.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($817/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,758 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Odessa, about 117 miles away, at $5,071 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,758
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$115,190
$72,170 to $158,620
Rent (1 bd)
$817
$973 (2 bd)
Employment
340
Location quotient 0.19
Pay rank
223rd of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
11.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $115,190.
- Taxes$2,147
- Rent$817
- Other living costs$1,877
- Left over$4,758
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $115,190
- Federal income tax
- −$16,956
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,812
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $89,422
- Effective tax rate
- 22.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $817
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $561
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,694
Left over each month
$9,599 gross, minus $2,147 in tax and $2,694 in living costs.
$4,758
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Odessa, $5,071/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Lubbock?
$115,190 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 340 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Lubbock?
$4,758 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $817, and pay covers 11.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Odessa, about 117 miles away, leaves $5,071 a month, more than Lubbock.