Software developer · Roanoke, VA
Software developer in Roanoke: $4,228/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Roanoke at $121,110 a year. About 770 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.46). The 10th percentile is $70,940 and the 90th is $164,070. Pay ranks 188th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,090/mo). Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,228 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Rocky Mount, about 151 miles away, at $5,224 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,228
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$121,110
$70,940 to $164,070
Rent (1 bd)
$1,090
$1,298 (2 bd)
Employment
770
Location quotient 0.46
Pay rank
188th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $121,110.
- Taxes$2,816
- Rent$1,090
- Other living costs$1,958
- Left over$4,228
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $121,110
- Federal income tax
- −$18,313
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,265
- State income tax (VA)
- −$6,218
- Take-home pay
- $87,314
- Effective tax rate
- 27.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,090
- Groceries
- $388
- Getting around
- $553
- Healthcare
- $436
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $339
- Total spending
- $3,048
Left over each month
$10,093 gross, minus $2,816 in tax and $3,048 in living costs.
$4,228
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 Roanoke?
$121,110 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 770 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Roanoke?
$4,228 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,090, and pay covers 9.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Rocky Mount, about 151 miles away, leaves $5,224 a month, more than Roanoke.