Software developer · Sacramento, CA
Software developer in Sacramento: $4,341/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Sacramento at $139,640 a year. About 7,460 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.64). The 10th percentile is $100,040 and the 90th is $209,140. Pay ranks 22nd-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,663/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,341 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Hanford, about 199 miles away, at $6,476 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$4,341
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$139,640
$100,040 to $209,140
Rent (1 bd)
$1,663
$1,980 (2 bd)
Employment
7,460
Location quotient 0.64
Pay rank
22nd of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $139,640.
- Taxes$3,495
- Rent$1,663
- Other$2,137
- Left$4,341
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $139,640
- Federal income tax
- −$22,248
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,682
- State income tax (CA)
- −$9,014
- Take-home pay
- $97,696
- Effective tax rate
- 30.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,663
- Groceries
- $424
- Getting around
- $600
- Healthcare
- $477
- Utilities and internet
- $265
- Everything else
- $371
- Total spending
- $3,800
After tax and rent
$4,341 left/mo
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Hanford, $6,476/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Sacramento?
$139,640 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 7,460 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Sacramento?
$4,341 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,663, and pay covers 7.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Hanford, about 199 miles away, leaves $6,476 a month, more than Sacramento.