Software developer · Tallahassee, FL
Software developer in Tallahassee: $4,757/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Tallahassee at $121,800 a year. About 1,320 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.65). The 10th percentile is $72,460 and the 90th is $193,050. Pay ranks 181st-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,131/mo). Florida has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,757 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Wildwood, about 174 miles away, at $5,164 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,757
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$121,800
$72,460 to $193,050
Rent (1 bd)
$1,131
$1,347 (2 bd)
Employment
1,320
Location quotient 0.65
Pay rank
181st of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $121,800.
- Taxes$2,316
- Rent$1,131
- Other living costs$1,946
- Left over$4,757
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $121,800
- Federal income tax
- −$18,479
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,318
- State income tax (FL)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $94,003
- Effective tax rate
- 22.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,131
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $544
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $3,077
Left over each month
$10,150 gross, minus $2,316 in tax and $3,077 in living costs.
$4,757
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Wildwood, $5,164/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Tallahassee?
$121,800 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,320 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Tallahassee?
$4,757 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Florida has no state income tax Rent is $1,131, and pay covers 9.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Wildwood, about 174 miles away, leaves $5,164 a month, more than Tallahassee.