Software developer · Burlington, VT
Software developer in Burlington: $3,840/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Burlington at $126,940 a year. About 770 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.59). The 10th percentile is $75,590 and the 90th is $185,250. Pay ranks 114th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,795/mo). Vermont taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,840 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Manchester, about 139 miles away, at $6,278 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,840
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$126,940
$75,590 to $185,250
Rent (1 bd)
$1,795
$2,137 (2 bd)
Employment
770
Location quotient 0.59
Pay rank
114th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $126,940.
- Taxes$2,997
- Rent$1,795
- Other living costs$1,946
- Left over$3,840
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $126,940
- Federal income tax
- −$19,713
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,711
- State income tax (VT)
- −$6,539
- Take-home pay
- $90,977
- Effective tax rate
- 28.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,795
- Groceries
- $403
- Getting around
- $484
- Healthcare
- $454
- Utilities and internet
- $252
- Everything else
- $353
- Total spending
- $3,741
Left over each month
$10,578 gross, minus $2,997 in tax and $3,741 in living costs.
$3,840
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Manchester, $6,278/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Burlington?
$126,940 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 770 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Burlington?
$3,840 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Vermont taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,795, and pay covers 5.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Manchester, about 139 miles away, leaves $6,278 a month, more than Burlington.