Software developer · Memphis, TN
Software developer in Memphis: $5,136/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Memphis at $125,580 a year. About 2,270 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.34). The 10th percentile is $77,520 and the 90th is $168,000. Pay ranks 131st-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,045/mo). Tennessee has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,136 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Gadsden is the strongest other metro for this job ($4,777 left over a month), and Memphis still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,136
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$125,580
$77,520 to $168,000
Rent (1 bd)
$1,045
$1,244 (2 bd)
Employment
2,270
Location quotient 0.34
Pay rank
131st of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
10.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $125,580.
- Taxes$2,416
- Rent$1,045
- Other living costs$1,868
- Left over$5,136
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $125,580
- Federal income tax
- −$19,386
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,607
- State income tax (TN)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $96,587
- Effective tax rate
- 23.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,045
- Groceries
- $364
- Getting around
- $548
- Healthcare
- $410
- Utilities and internet
- $228
- Everything else
- $319
- Total spending
- $2,913
Left over each month
$10,465 gross, minus $2,416 in tax and $2,913 in living costs.
$5,136
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Gadsden, $4,777/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Memphis?
$125,580 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,270 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Memphis?
$5,136 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Tennessee has no state income tax Rent is $1,045, and pay covers 10.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Memphis leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Gadsden at $4,777 a month.