Software developer · Champaign, IL

Software developer in Champaign: $3,767/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Champaign at $106,080 a year. About 670 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.58). The 10th percentile is $70,110 and the 90th is $169,310. Pay ranks 279th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($897/mo). Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,767 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kokomo, about 116 miles away, at $5,211 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,767

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$106,080

$70,110 to $169,310

Rent (1 bd)

$897

$1,068 (2 bd)

Employment

670

Location quotient 0.58

Pay rank

279th of 375

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

9.9×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $106,080.

Taxes$2,348
Rent$897
Other living costs$1,828
Left over$3,767

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $106,080
Federal income tax: −$14,952
Social Security and Medicare: −$8,115
State income tax (IL): −$5,114
Take-home pay: $77,900
Effective tax rate: 26.6%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $897
Groceries: $378
Getting around: $459
Healthcare: $425
Utilities and internet: $236
Everything else: $330
Total spending: $2,725

Left over each month

$8,840 gross, minus $2,348 in tax and $2,725 in living costs.

$3,767

Rank every metro for a software developer

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Kokomo, $5,211/mo.

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Questions

What does a software developer make in Champaign?

$106,080 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 670 software developer jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Champaign?

$3,767 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax Rent is $897, and pay covers 9.9× a year of it.

Where nearby would a software developer keep more?

Kokomo, about 116 miles away, leaves $5,211 a month, more than Champaign.