Software developer · St. George, UT
Software developer in St. George: $3,587/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in St. George at $113,240 a year. About 590 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.61). The 10th percentile is $66,330 and the 90th is $192,000. Pay ranks 236th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,375/mo). Utah charges a 4.55% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,587 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Las Vegas, about 111 miles away, at $4,988 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,587
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$113,240
$66,330 to $192,000
Rent (1 bd)
$1,375
$1,637 (2 bd)
Employment
590
Location quotient 0.61
Pay rank
236th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $113,240.
- Taxes$2,529
- Rent$1,375
- Other living costs$1,946
- Left over$3,587
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $113,240
- Federal income tax
- −$16,527
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,663
- State income tax (UT)
- −$5,152
- Take-home pay
- $82,898
- Effective tax rate
- 26.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,375
- Groceries
- $388
- Getting around
- $541
- Healthcare
- $436
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $339
- Total spending
- $3,321
Left over each month
$9,437 gross, minus $2,529 in tax and $3,321 in living costs.
$3,587
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Las Vegas, $4,988/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in St. George?
$113,240 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 590 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in St. George?
$3,587 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Utah charges a 4.55% flat income tax Rent is $1,375, and pay covers 6.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Las Vegas, about 111 miles away, leaves $4,988 a month, more than St. George.