Software developer · Cape Girardeau, MO
Software developer in Cape Girardeau: $3,724/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Cape Girardeau at $100,220 a year. About 90 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.18). The 10th percentile is $72,680 and the 90th is $162,670. Pay ranks 344th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 11.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($721/mo). Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,724 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Memphis, about 160 miles away, at $5,136 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,724
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$100,220
$72,680 to $162,670
Rent (1 bd)
$721
$858 (2 bd)
Employment
90
Location quotient 0.18
Pay rank
344th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
11.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $100,220.
- Taxes$2,093
- Rent$721
- Other living costs$1,814
- Left over$3,724
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $100,220
- Federal income tax
- −$13,662
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,667
- State income tax (MO)
- −$3,784
- Take-home pay
- $75,107
- Effective tax rate
- 25.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $721
- Groceries
- $351
- Getting around
- $542
- Healthcare
- $395
- Utilities and internet
- $219
- Everything else
- $307
- Total spending
- $2,535
Left over each month
$8,352 gross, minus $2,093 in tax and $2,535 in living costs.
$3,724
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Memphis, $5,136/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Cape Girardeau?
$100,220 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 90 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Cape Girardeau?
$3,724 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $721, and pay covers 11.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Memphis, about 160 miles away, leaves $5,136 a month, more than Cape Girardeau.