Software developer · Cedar Rapids, IA
Software developer in Cedar Rapids: $4,438/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Cedar Rapids at $114,340 a year. About 1,250 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.83). The 10th percentile is $70,070 and the 90th is $161,810. Pay ranks 230th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($904/mo). Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,438 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Ames, about 106 miles away, at $5,429 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,438
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$114,340
$70,070 to $161,810
Rent (1 bd)
$904
$1,076 (2 bd)
Employment
1,250
Location quotient 0.83
Pay rank
230th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
10.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $114,340.
- Taxes$2,442
- Rent$904
- Other living costs$1,744
- Left over$4,438
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $114,340
- Federal income tax
- −$16,769
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,747
- State income tax (IA)
- −$3,790
- Take-home pay
- $85,034
- Effective tax rate
- 25.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $904
- Groceries
- $347
- Getting around
- $485
- Healthcare
- $391
- Utilities and internet
- $217
- Everything else
- $304
- Total spending
- $2,648
Left over each month
$9,528 gross, minus $2,442 in tax and $2,648 in living costs.
$4,438
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Ames, $5,429/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Cedar Rapids?
$114,340 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,250 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Cedar Rapids?
$4,438 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax Rent is $904, and pay covers 10.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Ames, about 106 miles away, leaves $5,429 a month, more than Cedar Rapids.