Software developer · Odessa, TX
Software developer in Odessa: $5,071/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Odessa at $127,080 a year. About 110 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.13). The 10th percentile is $81,060 and the 90th is $182,310. Pay ranks 113th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,178/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,071 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is El Paso, about 177 miles away, at $5,322 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,071
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$127,080
$81,060 to $182,310
Rent (1 bd)
$1,178
$1,402 (2 bd)
Employment
110
Location quotient 0.13
Pay rank
113th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $127,080.
- Taxes$2,456
- Rent$1,178
- Other living costs$1,885
- Left over$5,071
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $127,080
- Federal income tax
- −$19,746
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,722
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $97,612
- Effective tax rate
- 23.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,178
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $570
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $3,063
Left over each month
$10,590 gross, minus $2,456 in tax and $3,063 in living costs.
$5,071
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: El Paso, $5,322/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Odessa?
$127,080 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 110 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Odessa?
$5,071 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,178, and pay covers 9.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
El Paso, about 177 miles away, leaves $5,322 a month, more than Odessa.