Software developer · Ann Arbor, MI
Software developer in Ann Arbor: $4,330/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Ann Arbor at $126,830 a year. About 2,740 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.15). The 10th percentile is $81,500 and the 90th is $170,680. Pay ranks 117th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,492/mo). Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,330 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kokomo, about 170 miles away, at $5,211 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,330
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$126,830
$81,500 to $170,680
Rent (1 bd)
$1,492
$1,776 (2 bd)
Employment
2,740
Location quotient 1.15
Pay rank
117th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $126,830.
- Taxes$2,984
- Rent$1,492
- Other living costs$1,763
- Left over$4,330
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $126,830
- Federal income tax
- −$19,686
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,702
- State income tax (MI)
- −$5,152
- City / county wage tax
- −$1,268
- Take-home pay
- $91,021
- Effective tax rate
- 28.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,492
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $394
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $3,255
Left over each month
$10,569 gross, minus $2,984 in tax and $3,255 in living costs.
$4,330
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Kokomo, $5,211/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Ann Arbor?
$126,830 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,740 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Ann Arbor?
$4,330 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $1,492, and pay covers 7.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Kokomo, about 170 miles away, leaves $5,211 a month, more than Ann Arbor.