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Software Developers salary in Gulfport, MS

Median pay for software developers in Gulfport, MS: $87,660/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $39,980 – $159,780 · about 420 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($111,055) by −$23,395 (-21%).

What it's really worth in Gulfport

With Gulfport's cost of living at 89 (US=100), that $87,660 has the buying power of about $98,628 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $58,287 · median home $224,666 · median rent $1,423/mo.

Full Gulfport cost of living & taxes →

How Gulfport ranks for this job

On raw pay, Gulfport, MS is 180th of the 186 metros we hold software developers wages for. Once Gulfport's cost of living is applied, it ranks 179th.

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

What that salary buys in Gulfport

A median home in Gulfport, MS costs $224,666 — about 2.6× 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 $1,423/mo works out at 19% 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 Gulfport.

MetroMedian payvs GulfportRent vs Gulfport
San Jose, CA $199,100 +127% 2.5×
San Francisco, CA $172,340 +97% 2.3×
Seattle, WA $167,030 +91% 1.6×
Santa Maria, CA $154,200 +76% 2.3×

Same job elsewhere in MS

MetroMedian payvs GulfportRent vs Gulfport
Jackson, MS $84,440 −4%

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

Other jobs in Gulfport

Source: US BLS OEWS (May 2023) median annual wage; cost of living from BEA; home price and rent from Zillow; household income from US Census ACS. Rankings are across the 186 metros we hold wage data for in this occupation. Estimates for guidance only. See methodology.