Software developer · Sherman, TX
Software developer in Sherman: $5,423/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Sherman at $128,630 a year. About 120 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.21). The 10th percentile is $78,250 and the 90th is $190,470. Pay ranks 99th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 11.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($959/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,423 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Austin is the strongest other metro for this job ($5,298 left over a month), and Sherman still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,423
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$128,630
$78,250 to $190,470
Rent (1 bd)
$959
$1,142 (2 bd)
Employment
120
Location quotient 0.21
Pay rank
99th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
11.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $128,630.
- Taxes$2,497
- Rent$959
- Other living costs$1,841
- Left over$5,423
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $128,630
- Federal income tax
- −$20,118
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,840
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $98,672
- Effective tax rate
- 23.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $959
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $526
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,800
Left over each month
$10,719 gross, minus $2,497 in tax and $2,800 in living costs.
$5,423
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Austin, $5,298/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Sherman?
$128,630 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 Sherman?
$5,423 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $959, and pay covers 11.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Sherman leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Austin at $5,298 a month.