Software developer · Billings, MT
Software developer in Billings: $3,118/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Billings at $100,440 a year. About 250 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.25). The 10th percentile is $64,450 and the 90th is $185,800. Pay ranks 342nd-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,101/mo). Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,118 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Idaho Falls, about 225 miles away, at $4,462 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,118
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$100,440
$64,450 to $185,800
Rent (1 bd)
$1,101
$1,311 (2 bd)
Employment
250
Location quotient 0.25
Pay rank
342nd of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $100,440.
- Taxes$2,184
- Rent$1,101
- Other living costs$1,967
- Left over$3,118
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $100,440
- Federal income tax
- −$13,711
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,684
- State income tax (MT)
- −$4,811
- Take-home pay
- $74,234
- Effective tax rate
- 26.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,101
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $572
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,068
Left over each month
$8,370 gross, minus $2,184 in tax and $3,068 in living costs.
$3,118
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Idaho Falls, $4,462/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Billings?
$100,440 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 250 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Billings?
$3,118 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,101, and pay covers 7.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Idaho Falls, about 225 miles away, leaves $4,462 a month, more than Billings.