Software developer · Bend, OR
Software developer in Bend: $3,661/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Bend at $129,030 a year. About 690 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.59). The 10th percentile is $74,460 and the 90th is $207,650. Pay ranks 95th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,576/mo). Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,661 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Seattle, about 234 miles away, at $6,535 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,661
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$129,030
$74,460 to $207,650
Rent (1 bd)
$1,576
$1,876 (2 bd)
Employment
690
Location quotient 0.59
Pay rank
95th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $129,030.
- Taxes$3,404
- Rent$1,576
- Other living costs$2,111
- Left over$3,661
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $129,030
- Federal income tax
- −$20,214
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,871
- State income tax (OR)
- −$10,764
- Take-home pay
- $88,181
- Effective tax rate
- 31.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,576
- Groceries
- $434
- Getting around
- $537
- Healthcare
- $488
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $380
- Total spending
- $3,687
Left over each month
$10,753 gross, minus $3,404 in tax and $3,687 in living costs.
$3,661
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 Bend?
$129,030 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 690 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Bend?
$3,661 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,576, and pay covers 6.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Seattle, about 234 miles away, leaves $6,535 a month, more than Bend.