Software developer · New Orleans, LA
Software developer in New Orleans: $3,707/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in New Orleans at $106,950 a year. About 940 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.20). The 10th percentile is $77,760 and the 90th is $161,260. Pay ranks 271st-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,223/mo). Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,707 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Crestview, about 212 miles away, at $4,883 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,707
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$106,950
$77,760 to $161,260
Rent (1 bd)
$1,223
$1,456 (2 bd)
Employment
940
Location quotient 0.20
Pay rank
271st of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $106,950.
- Taxes$2,180
- Rent$1,223
- Other living costs$1,803
- Left over$3,707
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $106,950
- Federal income tax
- −$15,143
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,182
- State income tax (LA)
- −$2,834
- Take-home pay
- $80,792
- Effective tax rate
- 24.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,223
- Groceries
- $360
- Getting around
- $498
- Healthcare
- $405
- Utilities and internet
- $225
- Everything else
- $315
- Total spending
- $3,026
Left over each month
$8,913 gross, minus $2,180 in tax and $3,026 in living costs.
$3,707
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Crestview, $4,883/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in New Orleans?
$106,950 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 940 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in New Orleans?
$3,707 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,223, and pay covers 7.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Crestview, about 212 miles away, leaves $4,883 a month, more than New Orleans.