Software developer · Chico, CA
Software developer in Chico: $4,351/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Chico at $131,360 a year. About 150 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 $77,750 and the 90th is $188,330. Pay ranks 63rd-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,174/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,351 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is San Jose, about 191 miles away, at $6,306 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,351
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$131,360
$77,750 to $188,330
Rent (1 bd)
$1,174
$1,398 (2 bd)
Employment
150
Location quotient 0.18
Pay rank
63rd of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $131,360.
- Taxes$3,256
- Rent$1,174
- Other living costs$2,166
- Left over$4,351
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $131,360
- Federal income tax
- −$20,773
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,049
- State income tax (CA)
- −$8,244
- Take-home pay
- $92,294
- Effective tax rate
- 29.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,174
- Groceries
- $433
- Getting around
- $596
- Healthcare
- $487
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $379
- Total spending
- $3,340
Left over each month
$10,947 gross, minus $3,256 in tax and $3,340 in living costs.
$4,351
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: San Jose, $6,306/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Chico?
$131,360 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 150 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Chico?
$4,351 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,174, and pay covers 9.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
San Jose, about 191 miles away, leaves $6,306 a month, more than Chico.