Software developer · Macon, GA
Software developer in Macon: $4,293/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Macon at $120,410 a year. About 230 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.22). The 10th percentile is $69,090 and the 90th is $189,950. Pay ranks 192nd-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,010/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,293 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Jacksonville, about 215 miles away, at $5,124 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,293
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$120,410
$69,090 to $189,950
Rent (1 bd)
$1,010
$1,202 (2 bd)
Employment
230
Location quotient 0.22
Pay rank
192nd of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $120,410.
- Taxes$2,749
- Rent$1,010
- Other living costs$1,983
- Left over$4,293
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $120,410
- Federal income tax
- −$18,145
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,211
- State income tax (GA)
- −$5,626
- Take-home pay
- $87,427
- Effective tax rate
- 27.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,010
- Groceries
- $386
- Getting around
- $585
- Healthcare
- $434
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $2,993
Left over each month
$10,034 gross, minus $2,749 in tax and $2,993 in living costs.
$4,293
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Jacksonville, $5,124/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Macon?
$120,410 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 230 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Macon?
$4,293 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $1,010, and pay covers 9.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Jacksonville, about 215 miles away, leaves $5,124 a month, more than Macon.