Software developer · Ocala, FL
Software developer in Ocala: $4,102/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Ocala at $112,780 a year. About 380 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.29). The 10th percentile is $70,230 and the 90th is $165,590. Pay ranks 237th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,226/mo). Florida has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,102 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Punta Gorda, about 159 miles away, at $5,342 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,102
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$112,780
$70,230 to $165,590
Rent (1 bd)
$1,226
$1,459 (2 bd)
Employment
380
Location quotient 0.29
Pay rank
237th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $112,780.
- Taxes$2,088
- Rent$1,226
- Other living costs$1,983
- Left over$4,102
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $112,780
- Federal income tax
- −$16,426
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,628
- State income tax (FL)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $87,727
- Effective tax rate
- 22.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,226
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $581
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $3,209
Left over each month
$9,398 gross, minus $2,088 in tax and $3,209 in living costs.
$4,102
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Punta Gorda, $5,342/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Ocala?
$112,780 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 380 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Ocala?
$4,102 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Florida has no state income tax Rent is $1,226, and pay covers 7.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Punta Gorda, about 159 miles away, leaves $5,342 a month, more than Ocala.