Software developer · Lynchburg, VA
Software developer in Lynchburg: $3,761/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Lynchburg at $109,840 a year. About 510 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.49). The 10th percentile is $69,660 and the 90th is $167,500. Pay ranks 250th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($948/mo). Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,761 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Rocky Mount, about 126 miles away, at $5,224 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,761
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$109,840
$69,660 to $167,500
Rent (1 bd)
$948
$1,128 (2 bd)
Employment
510
Location quotient 0.49
Pay rank
250th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $109,840.
- Taxes$2,479
- Rent$948
- Other living costs$1,965
- Left over$3,761
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $109,840
- Federal income tax
- −$15,779
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,403
- State income tax (VA)
- −$5,570
- Take-home pay
- $80,089
- Effective tax rate
- 27.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $948
- Groceries
- $388
- Getting around
- $560
- Healthcare
- $436
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $339
- Total spending
- $2,913
Left over each month
$9,153 gross, minus $2,479 in tax and $2,913 in living costs.
$3,761
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 Lynchburg?
$109,840 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 510 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Lynchburg?
$3,761 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $948, and pay covers 9.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Rocky Mount, about 126 miles away, leaves $5,224 a month, more than Lynchburg.