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Software Developers salary in Ocala, FL

Median pay for software developers in Ocala, FL: $105,440/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $63,140 – $171,200 · about 410 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($111,055) by −$5,615 (-5%).

What it's really worth in Ocala

With Ocala's cost of living at 96 (US=100), that $105,440 has the buying power of about $110,063 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $55,265 · median home $273,318 · median rent $1,615/mo.

Full Ocala cost of living & taxes →

How Ocala ranks for this job

On raw pay, Ocala, FL is 121st of the 186 metros we hold software developers wages for. Once Ocala's cost of living is applied, it ranks 140th.

The headline number flatters Ocala. Once housing and everyday costs are taken into account, software developers here keep less of what they earn than the raw salary implies.

What that salary buys in Ocala

A median home in Ocala, FL costs $273,318 — 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 $1,615/mo works out at 18% 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 Ocala.

MetroMedian payvs OcalaRent vs Ocala
San Jose, CA $199,100 +89% 2.2×
San Francisco, CA $172,340 +63%
Seattle, WA $167,030 +58% 1.4×
Santa Maria, CA $154,200 +46% 2.1×

Same job elsewhere in FL

MetroMedian payvs OcalaRent vs Ocala
Miami, FL $129,330 +23% 1.7×
Naples, FL $125,640 +19% 1.7×
Palm Bay, FL $122,620 +16% 1.2×
Crestview, FL $121,740 +15% 1.2×

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

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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.