Software developer · Pensacola, FL
Software developer in Pensacola: $3,792/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Pensacola at $108,430 a year. About 1,000 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.48). The 10th percentile is $67,010 and the 90th is $168,270. Pay ranks 257th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,337/mo). Florida has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,792 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Crestview, about 47 miles away, at $4,883 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,792
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$108,430
$67,010 to $168,270
Rent (1 bd)
$1,337
$1,592 (2 bd)
Employment
1,000
Location quotient 0.48
Pay rank
257th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $108,430.
- Taxes$1,980
- Rent$1,337
- Other living costs$1,927
- Left over$3,792
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $108,430
- Federal income tax
- −$15,469
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,295
- State income tax (FL)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $84,667
- Effective tax rate
- 21.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,337
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $525
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $3,264
Left over each month
$9,036 gross, minus $1,980 in tax and $3,264 in living costs.
$3,792
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 Pensacola?
$108,430 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,000 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Pensacola?
$3,792 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Florida has no state income tax Rent is $1,337, and pay covers 6.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Crestview, about 47 miles away, leaves $4,883 a month, more than Pensacola.