Software developer · San Francisco, CA
Software developer in San Francisco: $5,416/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in San Francisco at $186,640 a year. About 69,030 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 2.68). The 10th percentile is $128,090 and the 90th is $273,400. Pay ranks 2nd-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($2,635/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,416 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Hanford, about 180 miles away, at $6,476 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$5,416
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$186,640
$128,090 to $273,400
Rent (1 bd)
$2,635
$3,137 (2 bd)
Employment
69,030
Location quotient 2.68
Pay rank
2nd of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $186,640.
- Taxes$5,088
- Rent$2,635
- Other$2,414
- Left$5,416
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $186,640
- Federal income tax
- −$33,528
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$14,145
- State income tax (CA)
- −$13,385
- Take-home pay
- $125,582
- Effective tax rate
- 32.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $2,635
- Groceries
- $512
- Getting around
- $558
- Healthcare
- $576
- Utilities and internet
- $320
- Everything else
- $448
- Total spending
- $5,049
After tax and rent
$5,416 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 San Francisco?
$186,640 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 69,030 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in San Francisco?
$5,416 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $2,635, and pay covers 5.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Hanford, about 180 miles away, leaves $6,476 a month, more than San Francisco.