Software developer · Redding, CA
Software developer in Redding: $4,265/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Redding at $129,230 a year. About 160 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.20). The 10th percentile is $77,970 and the 90th is $173,300. Pay ranks 91st-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,105/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,265 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is San Francisco, about 207 miles away, at $5,417 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,265
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$129,230
$77,970 to $173,300
Rent (1 bd)
$1,105
$1,315 (2 bd)
Employment
160
Location quotient 0.20
Pay rank
91st of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $129,230.
- Taxes$3,183
- Rent$1,105
- Other living costs$2,216
- Left over$4,265
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $129,230
- Federal income tax
- −$20,262
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,886
- State income tax (CA)
- −$8,046
- Take-home pay
- $91,036
- Effective tax rate
- 29.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,105
- Groceries
- $433
- Getting around
- $646
- Healthcare
- $487
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $379
- Total spending
- $3,321
Left over each month
$10,769 gross, minus $3,183 in tax and $3,321 in living costs.
$4,265
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: San Francisco, $5,417/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Redding?
$129,230 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 160 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Redding?
$4,265 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,105, and pay covers 9.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
San Francisco, about 207 miles away, leaves $5,417 a month, more than Redding.