Software developer · Albany, NY
Software developer in Albany: $4,307/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Albany at $127,910 a year. About 3,280 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.67). The 10th percentile is $80,800 and the 90th is $178,120. Pay ranks 107th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,367/mo). New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,307 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Elmira, about 150 miles away, at $6,691 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,307
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$127,910
$80,800 to $178,120
Rent (1 bd)
$1,367
$1,627 (2 bd)
Employment
3,280
Location quotient 0.67
Pay rank
107th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $127,910.
- Taxes$3,030
- Rent$1,367
- Other living costs$1,955
- Left over$4,307
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $127,910
- Federal income tax
- −$19,945
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,785
- State income tax (NY)
- −$6,626
- Take-home pay
- $91,553
- Effective tax rate
- 28.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,367
- Groceries
- $397
- Getting around
- $517
- Healthcare
- $446
- Utilities and internet
- $248
- Everything else
- $347
- Total spending
- $3,322
Left over each month
$10,659 gross, minus $3,030 in tax and $3,322 in living costs.
$4,307
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Elmira, $6,691/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Albany?
$127,910 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 3,280 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Albany?
$4,307 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,367, and pay covers 7.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Elmira, about 150 miles away, leaves $6,691 a month, more than Albany.