Software developer · Tuscaloosa, AL

Software developer in Tuscaloosa: $3,452/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Tuscaloosa at $104,870 a year. About 290 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 $63,650 and the 90th is $169,850. Pay ranks 292nd-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($930/mo). Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,452 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Memphis, about 176 miles away, at $5,136 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,452

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$104,870

$63,650 to $169,850

Rent (1 bd)

$930

$1,107 (2 bd)

Employment

290

Location quotient 0.25

Pay rank

292nd of 375

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

9.4×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $104,870.

Taxes$2,401
Rent$930
Other living costs$1,956
Left over$3,452

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $104,870
Federal income tax: −$14,685
Social Security and Medicare: −$8,023
State income tax (AL): −$5,054
City / county wage tax: −$1,049
Take-home pay: $76,060
Effective tax rate: 27.5%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $930
Groceries: $376
Getting around: $591
Healthcare: $423
Utilities and internet: $235
Everything else: $329
Total spending: $2,886

Left over each month

$8,739 gross, minus $2,401 in tax and $2,886 in living costs.

$3,452

Rank every metro for a software developer

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Memphis, $5,136/mo.

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Questions

What does a software developer make in Tuscaloosa?

$104,870 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 290 software developer jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Tuscaloosa?

$3,452 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $930, and pay covers 9.4× a year of it.

Where nearby would a software developer keep more?

Memphis, about 176 miles away, leaves $5,136 a month, more than Tuscaloosa.