Software developer · Valdosta, GA
Software developer in Valdosta: $3,432/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Valdosta at $105,640 a year. About 70 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.11). The 10th percentile is $56,120 and the 90th is $171,190. Pay ranks 285th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,051/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,432 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Wildwood, about 162 miles away, at $5,164 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,432
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$105,640
$56,120 to $171,190
Rent (1 bd)
$1,051
$1,251 (2 bd)
Employment
70
Location quotient 0.11
Pay rank
285th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $105,640.
- Taxes$2,316
- Rent$1,051
- Other living costs$2,004
- Left over$3,432
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $105,640
- Federal income tax
- −$14,855
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,081
- State income tax (GA)
- −$4,860
- Take-home pay
- $77,844
- Effective tax rate
- 26.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,051
- Groceries
- $386
- Getting around
- $606
- Healthcare
- $434
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,055
Left over each month
$8,803 gross, minus $2,316 in tax and $3,055 in living costs.
$3,432
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 Valdosta?
$105,640 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 70 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Valdosta?
$3,432 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $1,051, and pay covers 8.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Wildwood, about 162 miles away, leaves $5,164 a month, more than Valdosta.