Software developer · Monroe, LA
Software developer in Monroe: $3,311/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Monroe at $94,580 a year. About 140 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.14). The 10th percentile is $69,990 and the 90th is $123,080. Pay ranks 370th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($860/mo). Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,311 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Beaumont, about 220 miles away, at $5,152 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,311
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$94,580
$69,990 to $123,080
Rent (1 bd)
$860
$1,024 (2 bd)
Employment
140
Location quotient 0.14
Pay rank
370th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $94,580.
- Taxes$1,843
- Rent$860
- Other living costs$1,867
- Left over$3,311
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $94,580
- Federal income tax
- −$12,422
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,235
- State income tax (LA)
- −$2,462
- Take-home pay
- $72,461
- Effective tax rate
- 23.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $860
- Groceries
- $360
- Getting around
- $562
- Healthcare
- $405
- Utilities and internet
- $225
- Everything else
- $315
- Total spending
- $2,727
Left over each month
$7,882 gross, minus $1,843 in tax and $2,727 in living costs.
$3,311
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Beaumont, $5,152/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Monroe?
$94,580 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 140 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Monroe?
$3,311 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $860, and pay covers 9.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Beaumont, about 220 miles away, leaves $5,152 a month, more than Monroe.