Software developer · Appleton, WI
Software developer in Appleton: $3,536/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Appleton at $102,970 a year. About 570 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.42). The 10th percentile is $67,410 and the 90th is $164,080. Pay ranks 311th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($916/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,536 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Peoria, about 249 miles away, at $4,966 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,536
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$102,970
$67,410 to $164,080
Rent (1 bd)
$916
$1,090 (2 bd)
Employment
570
Location quotient 0.42
Pay rank
311th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $102,970.
- Taxes$2,209
- Rent$916
- Other living costs$1,920
- Left over$3,536
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $102,970
- Federal income tax
- −$14,267
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,877
- State income tax (WI)
- −$4,360
- Take-home pay
- $76,466
- Effective tax rate
- 25.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $916
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $551
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,836
Left over each month
$8,581 gross, minus $2,209 in tax and $2,836 in living costs.
$3,536
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Peoria, $4,966/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Appleton?
$102,970 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 570 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Appleton?
$3,536 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $916, and pay covers 9.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Peoria, about 249 miles away, leaves $4,966 a month, more than Appleton.