Software developer · Bozeman, MT
Software developer in Bozeman: $4,001/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Bozeman at $126,110 a year. About 510 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.65). The 10th percentile is $78,230 and the 90th is $213,970. Pay ranks 124th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,684/mo). Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,001 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Idaho Falls, about 145 miles away, at $4,462 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,001
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$126,110
$78,230 to $213,970
Rent (1 bd)
$1,684
$2,005 (2 bd)
Employment
510
Location quotient 0.65
Pay rank
124th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $126,110.
- Taxes$2,957
- Rent$1,684
- Other living costs$1,867
- Left over$4,001
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $126,110
- Federal income tax
- −$19,513
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,647
- State income tax (MT)
- −$6,326
- Take-home pay
- $90,623
- Effective tax rate
- 28.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,684
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $472
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,551
Left over each month
$10,509 gross, minus $2,957 in tax and $3,551 in living costs.
$4,001
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 Bozeman?
$126,110 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 510 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Bozeman?
$4,001 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,684, and pay covers 6.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Idaho Falls, about 145 miles away, leaves $4,462 a month, more than Bozeman.