Software developer · Rocky Mount, NC
Software developer in Rocky Mount: $5,224/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Rocky Mount at $130,600 a year. About 120 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 $75,460 and the 90th is $165,670. Pay ranks 73rd-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 15.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($716/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,224 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Durham is the strongest other metro for this job ($5,077 left over a month), and Rocky Mount still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,224
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$130,600
$75,460 to $165,670
Rent (1 bd)
$716
$852 (2 bd)
Employment
120
Location quotient 0.20
Pay rank
73rd of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
15.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $130,600.
- Taxes$2,966
- Rent$716
- Other living costs$1,977
- Left over$5,224
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $130,600
- Federal income tax
- −$20,591
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,991
- State income tax (NC)
- −$5,009
- Take-home pay
- $95,009
- Effective tax rate
- 27.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $716
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $582
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $2,693
Left over each month
$10,883 gross, minus $2,966 in tax and $2,693 in living costs.
$5,224
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Durham, $5,077/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Rocky Mount?
$130,600 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 120 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Rocky Mount?
$5,224 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $716, and pay covers 15.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Rocky Mount leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Durham at $5,077 a month.