Software developer · Oxnard, CA
Software developer in Oxnard: $4,627/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Oxnard at $159,430 a year. About 2,170 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.62). The 10th percentile is $94,560 and the 90th is $223,490. Pay ranks 11th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($2,281/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,627 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Hanford, about 125 miles away, at $6,434 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,627
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$159,430
$94,560 to $223,490
Rent (1 bd)
$2,281
$2,715 (2 bd)
Employment
2,170
Location quotient 0.62
Pay rank
11th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $159,430.
- Taxes$4,213
- Rent$2,281
- Other living costs$2,164
- Left over$4,627
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $159,430
- Federal income tax
- −$27,510
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$12,196
- State income tax (CA)
- −$10,854
- Take-home pay
- $108,869
- Effective tax rate
- 31.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $2,281
- Groceries
- $433
- Getting around
- $593
- Healthcare
- $487
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $379
- Total spending
- $4,445
Left over each month
$13,286 gross, minus $4,213 in tax and $4,445 in living costs.
$4,627
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 Oxnard?
$159,430 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,170 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Oxnard?
$4,627 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $2,281, and pay covers 5.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Hanford, about 125 miles away, leaves $6,434 a month, more than Oxnard.