Software developer · Winston-Salem, NC
Software developer in Winston-Salem: $4,563/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Winston-Salem at $124,130 a year. About 1,050 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.36). The 10th percentile is $78,700 and the 90th is $169,360. Pay ranks 142nd-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,047/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,563 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Rocky Mount, about 143 miles away, at $5,224 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,563
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$124,130
$78,700 to $169,360
Rent (1 bd)
$1,047
$1,246 (2 bd)
Employment
1,050
Location quotient 0.36
Pay rank
142nd of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $124,130.
- Taxes$2,772
- Rent$1,047
- Other living costs$1,962
- Left over$4,563
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $124,130
- Federal income tax
- −$19,038
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,496
- State income tax (NC)
- −$4,734
- Take-home pay
- $90,862
- Effective tax rate
- 26.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,047
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $567
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,009
Left over each month
$10,344 gross, minus $2,772 in tax and $3,009 in living costs.
$4,563
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Rocky Mount, $5,224/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Winston-Salem?
$124,130 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,050 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Winston-Salem?
$4,563 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,047, and pay covers 9.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Rocky Mount, about 143 miles away, leaves $5,224 a month, more than Winston-Salem.