Software developer · Richmond, VA
Software developer in Richmond: $4,544/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Richmond at $132,120 a year. About 7,680 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.07). The 10th percentile is $84,290 and the 90th is $208,990. Pay ranks 53rd-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,362/mo). Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,544 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Rocky Mount, about 103 miles away, at $5,224 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,544
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$132,120
$84,290 to $208,990
Rent (1 bd)
$1,362
$1,621 (2 bd)
Employment
7,680
Location quotient 1.07
Pay rank
53rd of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $132,120.
- Taxes$3,159
- Rent$1,362
- Other living costs$1,945
- Left over$4,544
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $132,120
- Federal income tax
- −$20,956
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,107
- State income tax (VA)
- −$6,851
- Take-home pay
- $94,206
- Effective tax rate
- 28.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,362
- Groceries
- $384
- Getting around
- $553
- Healthcare
- $432
- Utilities and internet
- $240
- Everything else
- $336
- Total spending
- $3,307
Left over each month
$11,010 gross, minus $3,159 in tax and $3,307 in living costs.
$4,544
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Rocky Mount, $5,224/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Richmond?
$132,120 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 7,680 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Richmond?
$4,544 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,362, and pay covers 8.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Rocky Mount, about 103 miles away, leaves $5,224 a month, more than Richmond.