Software developer · Merced, CA
Software developer in Merced: $4,246/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Merced at $132,120 a year. About 80 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.10). The 10th percentile is $79,210 and the 90th is $201,850. Pay ranks 53rd-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,271/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,246 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Hanford, about 92 miles away, at $6,434 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,246
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$132,120
$79,210 to $201,850
Rent (1 bd)
$1,271
$1,513 (2 bd)
Employment
80
Location quotient 0.10
Pay rank
53rd of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $132,120.
- Taxes$3,281
- Rent$1,271
- Other living costs$2,212
- Left over$4,246
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $132,120
- Federal income tax
- −$20,956
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,107
- State income tax (CA)
- −$8,314
- Take-home pay
- $92,743
- Effective tax rate
- 29.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,271
- Groceries
- $433
- Getting around
- $642
- Healthcare
- $487
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $379
- Total spending
- $3,483
Left over each month
$11,010 gross, minus $3,281 in tax and $3,483 in living costs.
$4,246
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Hanford, $6,434/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Merced?
$132,120 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 80 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Merced?
$4,246 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,271, and pay covers 8.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Hanford, about 92 miles away, leaves $6,434 a month, more than Merced.