Software developer · Reno, NV
Software developer in Reno: $4,527/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Reno at $125,710 a year. About 1,200 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.40). The 10th percentile is $64,090 and the 90th is $173,780. Pay ranks 128th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,556/mo). Nevada has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,527 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is San Francisco, about 225 miles away, at $5,416 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$4,527
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$125,710
$64,090 to $173,780
Rent (1 bd)
$1,556
$1,852 (2 bd)
Employment
1,200
Location quotient 0.40
Pay rank
128th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $125,710.
- Taxes$2,377
- Rent$1,556
- Other$2,016
- Left$4,527
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $125,710
- Federal income tax
- −$18,904
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,617
- State income tax (NV)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $97,189
- Effective tax rate
- 22.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,556
- Groceries
- $400
- Getting around
- $566
- Healthcare
- $450
- Utilities and internet
- $250
- Everything else
- $350
- Total spending
- $3,572
After tax and rent
$4,527 left/mo
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: San Francisco, $5,416/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Reno?
$125,710 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,200 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Reno?
$4,527 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Nevada has no state income tax Rent is $1,556, and pay covers 6.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
San Francisco, about 225 miles away, leaves $5,416 a month, more than Reno.