Software developer · San Antonio, TX
Software developer in San Antonio: $5,276/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in San Antonio at $128,430 a year. About 8,010 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.65). The 10th percentile is $80,560 and the 90th is $165,870. Pay ranks 104th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,049/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,276 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Eagle Pass, about 114 miles away, at $5,653 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$5,276
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$128,430
$80,560 to $165,870
Rent (1 bd)
$1,049
$1,249 (2 bd)
Employment
8,010
Location quotient 0.65
Pay rank
104th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
10.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $128,430.
- Taxes$2,449
- Rent$1,049
- Other$1,929
- Left$5,276
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $128,430
- Federal income tax
- −$19,557
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,825
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $99,048
- Effective tax rate
- 22.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,049
- Groceries
- $376
- Getting around
- $566
- Healthcare
- $423
- Utilities and internet
- $235
- Everything else
- $329
- Total spending
- $2,978
After tax and rent
$5,276 left/mo
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Eagle Pass, $5,653/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in San Antonio?
$128,430 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 8,010 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in San Antonio?
$5,276 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,049, and pay covers 10.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Eagle Pass, about 114 miles away, leaves $5,653 a month, more than San Antonio.