Software developer · Texarkana, TX
Software developer in Texarkana: $4,774/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Texarkana at $116,490 a year. About 80 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.12). The 10th percentile is $72,180 and the 90th is $163,170. Pay ranks 211th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 11.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($877/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,774 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Sherman, about 143 miles away, at $5,423 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,774
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$116,490
$72,180 to $163,170
Rent (1 bd)
$877
$1,044 (2 bd)
Employment
80
Location quotient 0.12
Pay rank
211th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
11.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $116,490.
- Taxes$2,179
- Rent$877
- Other living costs$1,877
- Left over$4,774
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $116,490
- Federal income tax
- −$17,242
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,911
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $90,337
- Effective tax rate
- 22.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $877
- Groceries
- $361
- Getting around
- $567
- Healthcare
- $406
- Utilities and internet
- $226
- Everything else
- $316
- Total spending
- $2,754
Left over each month
$9,708 gross, minus $2,179 in tax and $2,754 in living costs.
$4,774
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Sherman, $5,423/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Texarkana?
$116,490 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 80 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Texarkana?
$4,774 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $877, and pay covers 11.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Sherman, about 143 miles away, leaves $5,423 a month, more than Texarkana.