Software developer · Tucson, AZ
Software developer in Tucson: $4,796/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Tucson at $123,710 a year. About 4,060 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.96). The 10th percentile is $79,090 and the 90th is $184,820. Pay ranks 151st-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,009/mo). Arizona charges a 2.50% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,796 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Phoenix, about 75 miles away, at $4,857 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,796
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$123,710
$79,090 to $184,820
Rent (1 bd)
$1,009
$1,201 (2 bd)
Employment
4,060
Location quotient 0.96
Pay rank
151st of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
10.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $123,710.
- Taxes$2,594
- Rent$1,009
- Other living costs$1,910
- Left over$4,796
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $123,710
- Federal income tax
- −$18,937
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,464
- State income tax (AZ)
- −$2,728
- Take-home pay
- $92,581
- Effective tax rate
- 25.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,009
- Groceries
- $376
- Getting around
- $547
- Healthcare
- $423
- Utilities and internet
- $235
- Everything else
- $329
- Total spending
- $2,919
Left over each month
$10,309 gross, minus $2,594 in tax and $2,919 in living costs.
$4,796
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Phoenix, $4,857/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Tucson?
$123,710 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 4,060 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Tucson?
$4,796 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Arizona charges a 2.50% flat income tax Rent is $1,009, and pay covers 10.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Phoenix, about 75 miles away, leaves $4,857 a month, more than Tucson.