Software developer · Buffalo, NY
Software developer in Buffalo: $4,592/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Buffalo at $127,850 a year. About 3,960 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.68). The 10th percentile is $79,080 and the 90th is $172,730. Pay ranks 108th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,169/mo). New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,592 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Elmira, about 120 miles away, at $6,691 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,592
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$127,850
$79,080 to $172,730
Rent (1 bd)
$1,169
$1,392 (2 bd)
Employment
3,960
Location quotient 0.68
Pay rank
108th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $127,850.
- Taxes$3,028
- Rent$1,169
- Other living costs$1,865
- Left over$4,592
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $127,850
- Federal income tax
- −$19,931
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,781
- State income tax (NY)
- −$6,623
- Take-home pay
- $91,516
- Effective tax rate
- 28.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,169
- Groceries
- $372
- Getting around
- $517
- Healthcare
- $419
- Utilities and internet
- $233
- Everything else
- $326
- Total spending
- $3,034
Left over each month
$10,654 gross, minus $3,028 in tax and $3,034 in living costs.
$4,592
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 Buffalo?
$127,850 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 3,960 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Buffalo?
$4,592 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,169, and pay covers 9.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Elmira, about 120 miles away, leaves $6,691 a month, more than Buffalo.