Software developer · Altoona, PA
Software developer in Altoona: $3,395/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Altoona at $101,670 a year. About 180 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.28). The 10th percentile is $69,220 and the 90th is $155,980. Pay ranks 325th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($847/mo). Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,395 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Elmira, about 139 miles away, at $6,691 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,395
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$101,670
$69,220 to $155,980
Rent (1 bd)
$847
$1,008 (2 bd)
Employment
180
Location quotient 0.28
Pay rank
325th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
10.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $101,670.
- Taxes$2,158
- Rent$847
- Other living costs$2,072
- Left over$3,395
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $101,670
- Federal income tax
- −$13,981
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,778
- State income tax (PA)
- −$3,121
- City / county wage tax
- −$1,017
- Take-home pay
- $75,773
- Effective tax rate
- 25.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $847
- Groceries
- $401
- Getting around
- $617
- Healthcare
- $451
- Utilities and internet
- $251
- Everything else
- $351
- Total spending
- $2,919
Left over each month
$8,473 gross, minus $2,158 in tax and $2,919 in living costs.
$3,395
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 Altoona?
$101,670 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 180 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Altoona?
$3,395 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $847, and pay covers 10.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Elmira, about 139 miles away, leaves $6,691 a month, more than Altoona.