Software developer · Spartanburg, SC
Software developer in Spartanburg: $3,816/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Spartanburg at $114,460 a year. About 440 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.25). The 10th percentile is $74,230 and the 90th is $173,020. Pay ranks 229th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,141/mo). South Carolina taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,816 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Rocky Mount, about 240 miles away, at $5,224 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,816
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$114,460
$74,230 to $173,020
Rent (1 bd)
$1,141
$1,358 (2 bd)
Employment
440
Location quotient 0.25
Pay rank
229th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $114,460.
- Taxes$2,589
- Rent$1,141
- Other living costs$1,993
- Left over$3,816
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $114,460
- Federal income tax
- −$16,795
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,756
- State income tax (SC)
- −$5,514
- Take-home pay
- $83,395
- Effective tax rate
- 27.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,141
- Groceries
- $384
- Getting around
- $601
- Healthcare
- $432
- Utilities and internet
- $240
- Everything else
- $336
- Total spending
- $3,134
Left over each month
$9,538 gross, minus $2,589 in tax and $3,134 in living costs.
$3,816
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Rocky Mount, $5,224/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Spartanburg?
$114,460 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 Spartanburg?
$3,816 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. South Carolina taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,141, and pay covers 8.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Rocky Mount, about 240 miles away, leaves $5,224 a month, more than Spartanburg.