Software developer · Tyler, TX
Software developer in Tyler: $5,062/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Tyler at $123,760 a year. About 320 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.26). The 10th percentile is $79,860 and the 90th is $168,800. Pay ranks 148th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,024/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,062 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Sherman, about 119 miles away, at $5,423 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,062
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$123,760
$79,860 to $168,800
Rent (1 bd)
$1,024
$1,219 (2 bd)
Employment
320
Location quotient 0.26
Pay rank
148th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
10.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $123,760.
- Taxes$2,368
- Rent$1,024
- Other living costs$1,859
- Left over$5,062
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $123,760
- Federal income tax
- −$18,949
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,468
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $95,343
- Effective tax rate
- 23.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,024
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $544
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,883
Left over each month
$10,313 gross, minus $2,368 in tax and $2,883 in living costs.
$5,062
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 Tyler?
$123,760 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 320 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Tyler?
$5,062 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,024, and pay covers 10.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Sherman, about 119 miles away, leaves $5,423 a month, more than Tyler.