Software developer · Bellingham, WA
Software developer in Bellingham: $4,623/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Bellingham at $128,250 a year. About 640 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.64). The 10th percentile is $70,110 and the 90th is $202,090. Pay ranks 105th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,471/mo). Washington has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,623 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Seattle, about 95 miles away, at $6,535 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,623
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$128,250
$70,110 to $202,090
Rent (1 bd)
$1,471
$1,751 (2 bd)
Employment
640
Location quotient 0.64
Pay rank
105th 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 $128,250.
- Taxes$2,487
- Rent$1,471
- Other living costs$2,107
- Left over$4,623
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $128,250
- Federal income tax
- −$20,027
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,811
- State income tax (WA)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $98,412
- Effective tax rate
- 23.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,471
- Groceries
- $430
- Getting around
- $550
- Healthcare
- $483
- Utilities and internet
- $269
- Everything else
- $376
- Total spending
- $3,578
Left over each month
$10,688 gross, minus $2,487 in tax and $3,578 in living costs.
$4,623
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Seattle, $6,535/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Bellingham?
$128,250 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 640 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Bellingham?
$4,623 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Washington has no state income tax Rent is $1,471, and pay covers 7.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Seattle, about 95 miles away, leaves $6,535 a month, more than Bellingham.