Software developer · Amherst Town, MA
Software developer in Amherst Town: $4,243/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Amherst Town at $126,670 a year. About 260 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.37). The 10th percentile is $96,370 and the 90th is $210,150. Pay ranks 118th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,453/mo). Massachusetts charges a 5.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,243 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Elmira, about 210 miles away, at $6,691 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,243
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$126,670
$96,370 to $210,150
Rent (1 bd)
$1,453
$1,730 (2 bd)
Employment
260
Location quotient 0.37
Pay rank
118th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $126,670.
- Taxes$2,954
- Rent$1,453
- Other living costs$1,906
- Left over$4,243
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $126,670
- Federal income tax
- −$19,648
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,690
- State income tax (MA)
- −$6,114
- Take-home pay
- $91,218
- Effective tax rate
- 28.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,453
- Groceries
- $400
- Getting around
- $455
- Healthcare
- $450
- Utilities and internet
- $250
- Everything else
- $350
- Total spending
- $3,359
Left over each month
$10,556 gross, minus $2,954 in tax and $3,359 in living costs.
$4,243
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 Amherst Town?
$126,670 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 260 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Amherst Town?
$4,243 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Massachusetts charges a 5.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,453, and pay covers 7.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Elmira, about 210 miles away, leaves $6,691 a month, more than Amherst Town.