Software developer · Staunton, VA
Software developer in Staunton: $3,924/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Staunton at $115,610 a year. About 140 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 $77,870 and the 90th is $177,610. Pay ranks 219th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,055/mo). Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,924 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Rocky Mount, about 170 miles away, at $5,224 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,924
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$115,610
$77,870 to $177,610
Rent (1 bd)
$1,055
$1,256 (2 bd)
Employment
140
Location quotient 0.25
Pay rank
219th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $115,610.
- Taxes$2,649
- Rent$1,055
- Other living costs$2,006
- Left over$3,924
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $115,610
- Federal income tax
- −$17,048
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,844
- State income tax (VA)
- −$5,901
- Take-home pay
- $83,816
- Effective tax rate
- 27.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,055
- Groceries
- $388
- Getting around
- $601
- Healthcare
- $436
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $339
- Total spending
- $3,061
Left over each month
$9,634 gross, minus $2,649 in tax and $3,061 in living costs.
$3,924
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 Staunton?
$115,610 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 140 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Staunton?
$3,924 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,055, and pay covers 9.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Rocky Mount, about 170 miles away, leaves $5,224 a month, more than Staunton.