Software developer · Sierra Vista, AZ
Software developer in Sierra Vista: $4,472/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Sierra Vista at $115,890 a year. About 280 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.77). The 10th percentile is $66,760 and the 90th is $169,040. Pay ranks 217th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 11.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($832/mo). Arizona charges a 2.50% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,472 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Phoenix, about 163 miles away, at $4,857 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,472
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$115,890
$66,760 to $169,040
Rent (1 bd)
$832
$991 (2 bd)
Employment
280
Location quotient 0.77
Pay rank
217th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
11.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $115,890.
- Taxes$2,376
- Rent$832
- Other living costs$1,978
- Left over$4,472
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $115,890
- Federal income tax
- −$17,110
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,866
- State income tax (AZ)
- −$2,532
- Take-home pay
- $87,382
- Effective tax rate
- 24.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $832
- Groceries
- $390
- Getting around
- $563
- Healthcare
- $439
- Utilities and internet
- $244
- Everything else
- $342
- Total spending
- $2,810
Left over each month
$9,658 gross, minus $2,376 in tax and $2,810 in living costs.
$4,472
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Phoenix, $4,857/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Sierra Vista?
$115,890 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 280 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Sierra Vista?
$4,472 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Arizona charges a 2.50% flat income tax Rent is $832, and pay covers 11.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Phoenix, about 163 miles away, leaves $4,857 a month, more than Sierra Vista.