Software developer · Raleigh, NC
Software developer in Raleigh: $4,864/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Raleigh at $132,770 a year. About 12,580 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.56). The 10th percentile is $80,080 and the 90th is $185,110. Pay ranks 47th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,252/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,864 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Rocky Mount, about 39 miles away, at $5,266 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$4,864
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$132,770
$80,080 to $185,110
Rent (1 bd)
$1,252
$1,491 (2 bd)
Employment
12,580
Location quotient 1.56
Pay rank
47th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $132,770.
- Taxes$2,988
- Rent$1,252
- Other$1,960
- Left$4,864
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $132,770
- Federal income tax
- −$20,599
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,157
- State income tax (NC)
- −$5,101
- Take-home pay
- $96,913
- Effective tax rate
- 27.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,252
- Groceries
- $384
- Getting around
- $568
- Healthcare
- $432
- Utilities and internet
- $240
- Everything else
- $336
- Total spending
- $3,212
After tax and rent
$4,864 left/mo
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Rocky Mount, $5,266/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Raleigh?
$132,770 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 12,580 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Raleigh?
$4,864 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,252, and pay covers 8.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Rocky Mount, about 39 miles away, leaves $5,266 a month, more than Raleigh.