Software developer · Shreveport, LA
Software developer in Shreveport: $3,212/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Shreveport at $96,680 a year. About 260 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.15). The 10th percentile is $71,410 and the 90th is $134,330. Pay ranks 359th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,077/mo). Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,212 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Sherman, about 189 miles away, at $5,423 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,212
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$96,680
$71,410 to $134,330
Rent (1 bd)
$1,077
$1,282 (2 bd)
Employment
260
Location quotient 0.15
Pay rank
359th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $96,680.
- Taxes$1,900
- Rent$1,077
- Other living costs$1,867
- Left over$3,212
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $96,680
- Federal income tax
- −$12,884
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,396
- State income tax (LA)
- −$2,525
- Take-home pay
- $73,875
- Effective tax rate
- 23.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,077
- Groceries
- $360
- Getting around
- $562
- Healthcare
- $405
- Utilities and internet
- $225
- Everything else
- $315
- Total spending
- $2,944
Left over each month
$8,057 gross, minus $1,900 in tax and $2,944 in living costs.
$3,212
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Sherman, $5,423/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Shreveport?
$96,680 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 260 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Shreveport?
$3,212 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,077, and pay covers 7.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Sherman, about 189 miles away, leaves $5,423 a month, more than Shreveport.