Software developer · Parkersburg, WV
Software developer in Parkersburg: $4,626/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Parkersburg median for this job. The paycheck used here is the West Virginia median, $121,000 a year. West Virginia has about 2,650 software developer jobs. The 10th percentile is $60,480 and the 90th is $168,620. On the pay used here, Parkersburg ranks 200th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 13.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($744/mo). West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,626 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Asheville, about 250 miles away, at $4,899 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,626
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$121,000
State median
Rent (1 bd)
$744
$886 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
200th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
13.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $121,000.
- Taxes$2,711
- Rent$744
- Other living costs$2,002
- Left over$4,626
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $121,000
- Federal income tax
- −$18,287
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,257
- State income tax (WV)
- −$4,994
- Take-home pay
- $88,463
- Effective tax rate
- 26.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $744
- Groceries
- $390
- Getting around
- $586
- Healthcare
- $439
- Utilities and internet
- $244
- Everything else
- $342
- Total spending
- $2,746
Left over each month
$10,083 gross, minus $2,711 in tax and $2,746 in living costs.
$4,626
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Asheville, $4,899/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Parkersburg?
$121,000 a year. That figure is the West Virginia median from BLS OEWS May 2025, because the metro wage was not published.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Parkersburg?
$4,626 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $744, and pay covers 13.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Asheville, about 250 miles away, leaves $4,899 a month, more than Parkersburg.