Software Engineer pay in Jacksonville, by the numbers
Monthly take-home on that median is roughly US$9,200; local prices sit at COL 100, so its buying power is about US$130,300.
Software Engineer pay in Jacksonville: national and in-state ranking
On a United States league table of 21 metros, Jacksonville comes 19th. One place higher is Phoenix at US$131,750, one lower is Houston at US$129,440, and San Jose tops the list.
Compared only with other FL metros — Miami (US$132,650) — Jacksonville ranks 2nd of 2, 1% under the US$131,500 state average.
Is US$130,330 a good salary in Jacksonville?
With a COL index of 100, there is little difference between headline pay and price-adjusted pay (US$130,300).
Cash rank and buying-power rank match for Jacksonville: 19th of 21.
After a simplified 15% effective national income tax, the median nets about US$9,200 a month. A modeled 1-bedroom (US$1,650) takes 18% of that, leaving around US$5,690 after modeled living costs.
Other FL options for software engineers
In Miami — also in FL — the median is US$132,650 (+2% vs Jacksonville), and the modeled budget leaves US$150 more each month.
In New York — similar cost level, COL 100 — the median is US$166,830 (+28% vs Jacksonville), and the modeled budget leaves US$2,320 more each month.
A software engineer moving from Jacksonville to Los Angeles (similar cost level, COL 100) would see the median rise 23% to US$160,920, with US$1,940 more left over monthly in our model.
Software Engineer vs other occupations in Jacksonville
Among the 8 occupations with observed Jacksonville data on this site, Software Engineer pays the most. Next is Lawyer at US$127,920.
How Jacksonville ranks at the low and high end
Jacksonville is relatively stronger at the entry end: its 10th-percentile pay (US$80,720) ranks 17th of 21, while its 90th percentile (US$170,580) ranks 20th.
For the top 10% of earners, San Jose leads with US$289,150 at the 90th percentile, +70% against Jacksonville.
How wide software engineer pay runs in Jacksonville
Pay is spread out: US$80,720 at the 10th percentile to US$170,580 at the 90th (2.1×). Level and setting matter more than the city average here.