Software Developers salary in Atlanta, GA

Median pay for software developers in Atlanta, GA: $129,700/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $75,930 – $174,380 · about 40,430 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($111,055) by +$18,645 (+17%).

What it's really worth in Atlanta

With Atlanta's cost of living at 100 (US=100), that $129,700 has the buying power of about $129,079 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $82,625 · median home $382,938 · median rent $1,840/mo.

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How Atlanta ranks for this job

On raw pay, Atlanta, GA is 31st of the 186 metros we hold software developers wages for. Once Atlanta's cost of living is applied, it ranks 37th.

Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Atlanta sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.

What that salary buys in Atlanta

A median home in Atlanta, GA costs $382,938 — about 3× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,840/mo works out at 17% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where software developers earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Atlanta.

Metro	Median pay	vs Atlanta	Rent vs Atlanta
San Jose, CA	$199,100	+54%	2×
San Francisco, CA	$172,340	+33%	1.8×
Seattle, WA	$167,030	+29%	1.2×
Santa Maria, CA	$154,200	+19%	1.8×

Same job elsewhere in GA

Metro	Median pay	vs Atlanta	Rent vs Atlanta
Augusta, GA	$114,990	−11%	0.8×
Savannah, GA	$111,990	−14%	1×
Columbus, GA	$111,400	−14%	0.7×

Staying in GA keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

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