Software developer · McAllen, TX
Software developer in McAllen: $4,796/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in McAllen at $116,120 a year. About 400 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.13). The 10th percentile is $71,410 and the 90th is $161,520. Pay ranks 215th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 11.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($863/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,796 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Eagle Pass, about 208 miles away, at $5,610 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,796
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$116,120
$71,410 to $161,520
Rent (1 bd)
$863
$1,027 (2 bd)
Employment
400
Location quotient 0.13
Pay rank
215th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
11.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $116,120.
- Taxes$2,170
- Rent$863
- Other living costs$1,847
- Left over$4,796
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $116,120
- Federal income tax
- −$17,160
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,883
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $90,076
- Effective tax rate
- 22.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $863
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $532
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,710
Left over each month
$9,677 gross, minus $2,170 in tax and $2,710 in living costs.
$4,796
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Eagle Pass, $5,610/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in McAllen?
$116,120 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 400 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in McAllen?
$4,796 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $863, and pay covers 11.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Eagle Pass, about 208 miles away, leaves $5,610 a month, more than McAllen.