Software developer · Bowling Green, KY

Software developer in Bowling Green: $3,248/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Bowling Green at $100,650 a year. About 200 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.23). The 10th percentile is $72,090 and the 90th is $201,790. Pay ranks 339th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($948/mo). Kentucky charges a 4.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,248 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kokomo, about 238 miles away, at $5,211 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,248

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$100,650

$72,090 to $201,790

Rent (1 bd)

$948

$1,129 (2 bd)

Employment

200

Location quotient 0.23

Pay rank

339th of 375

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

8.8×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $100,650.

Taxes$2,238
Rent$948
Other living costs$1,953
Left over$3,248

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $100,650
Federal income tax: −$13,757
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,700
State income tax (KY): −$3,895
City / county wage tax: −$1,510
Take-home pay: $73,788
Effective tax rate: 26.7%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $948
Groceries: $378
Getting around: $584
Healthcare: $425
Utilities and internet: $236
Everything else: $330
Total spending: $2,901

Left over each month

$8,388 gross, minus $2,238 in tax and $2,901 in living costs.

$3,248

Rank every metro for a software developer

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Kokomo, $5,211/mo.

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Questions

What does a software developer make in Bowling Green?

$100,650 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 200 software developer jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Bowling Green?

$3,248 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Kentucky charges a 4.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax Rent is $948, and pay covers 8.8× a year of it.

Where nearby would a software developer keep more?

Kokomo, about 238 miles away, leaves $5,211 a month, more than Bowling Green.