Software developer · Cheyenne, WY
Software developer in Cheyenne: $4,813/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Cheyenne at $121,990 a year. About 540 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.02). The 10th percentile is $72,450 and the 90th is $155,560. Pay ranks 178th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,021/mo). Wyoming has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,813 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Boulder, about 91 miles away, at $6,319 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,813
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$121,990
$72,450 to $155,560
Rent (1 bd)
$1,021
$1,216 (2 bd)
Employment
540
Location quotient 1.02
Pay rank
178th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
10.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $121,990.
- Taxes$2,321
- Rent$1,021
- Other living costs$2,010
- Left over$4,813
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $121,990
- Federal income tax
- −$18,525
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,332
- State income tax (WY)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $94,133
- Effective tax rate
- 22.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,021
- Groceries
- $389
- Getting around
- $599
- Healthcare
- $438
- Utilities and internet
- $243
- Everything else
- $341
- Total spending
- $3,031
Left over each month
$10,166 gross, minus $2,321 in tax and $3,031 in living costs.
$4,813
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Boulder, $6,319/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Cheyenne?
$121,990 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 540 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Cheyenne?
$4,813 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wyoming has no state income tax Rent is $1,021, and pay covers 10.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Boulder, about 91 miles away, leaves $6,319 a month, more than Cheyenne.