Software developer · Bangor, ME
Software developer in Bangor: $3,032/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Bangor at $104,140 a year. About 110 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.14). The 10th percentile is $78,490 and the 90th is $163,150. Pay ranks 298th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,215/mo). Maine taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,032 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Manchester, about 230 miles away, at $6,278 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,032
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$104,140
$78,490 to $163,150
Rent (1 bd)
$1,215
$1,447 (2 bd)
Employment
110
Location quotient 0.14
Pay rank
298th 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 $104,140.
- Taxes$2,365
- Rent$1,215
- Other living costs$2,066
- Left over$3,032
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $104,140
- Federal income tax
- −$14,525
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,967
- State income tax (ME)
- −$5,894
- Take-home pay
- $75,755
- Effective tax rate
- 27.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,215
- Groceries
- $410
- Getting around
- $578
- Healthcare
- $462
- Utilities and internet
- $257
- Everything else
- $359
- Total spending
- $3,281
Left over each month
$8,678 gross, minus $2,365 in tax and $3,281 in living costs.
$3,032
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Manchester, $6,278/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Bangor?
$104,140 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 110 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Bangor?
$3,032 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Maine taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,215, and pay covers 7.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Manchester, about 230 miles away, leaves $6,278 a month, more than Bangor.