Software developer · Binghamton, NY
Software developer in Binghamton: $4,579/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Binghamton at $128,460 a year. About 1,070 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.01). The 10th percentile is $86,650 and the 90th is $170,800. Pay ranks 103rd-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,082/mo). New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,579 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Elmira, about 37 miles away, at $6,691 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,579
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$128,460
$86,650 to $170,800
Rent (1 bd)
$1,082
$1,288 (2 bd)
Employment
1,070
Location quotient 1.01
Pay rank
103rd of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $128,460.
- Taxes$3,047
- Rent$1,082
- Other living costs$1,997
- Left over$4,579
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $128,460
- Federal income tax
- −$20,077
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,827
- State income tax (NY)
- −$6,659
- Take-home pay
- $91,896
- Effective tax rate
- 28.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,082
- Groceries
- $397
- Getting around
- $559
- Healthcare
- $446
- Utilities and internet
- $248
- Everything else
- $347
- Total spending
- $3,079
Left over each month
$10,705 gross, minus $3,047 in tax and $3,079 in living costs.
$4,579
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Elmira, $6,691/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Binghamton?
$128,460 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,070 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Binghamton?
$4,579 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,082, and pay covers 9.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Elmira, about 37 miles away, leaves $6,691 a month, more than Binghamton.