Software developer · Savannah, GA
Software developer in Savannah: $4,093/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Savannah at $123,220 a year. About 440 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 $70,780 and the 90th is $170,670. Pay ranks 160th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,379/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,093 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Wildwood, about 239 miles away, at $5,164 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,093
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$123,220
$70,780 to $170,670
Rent (1 bd)
$1,379
$1,642 (2 bd)
Employment
440
Location quotient 0.20
Pay rank
160th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $123,220.
- Taxes$2,835
- Rent$1,379
- Other living costs$1,961
- Left over$4,093
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $123,220
- Federal income tax
- −$18,820
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,426
- State income tax (GA)
- −$5,772
- Take-home pay
- $89,202
- Effective tax rate
- 27.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,379
- Groceries
- $386
- Getting around
- $564
- Healthcare
- $434
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,340
Left over each month
$10,268 gross, minus $2,835 in tax and $3,340 in living costs.
$4,093
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Wildwood, $5,164/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Savannah?
$123,220 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 440 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Savannah?
$4,093 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $1,379, and pay covers 7.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Wildwood, about 239 miles away, leaves $5,164 a month, more than Savannah.