Software developer · Columbia, MO
Software developer in Columbia: $3,512/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Columbia at $101,020 a year. About 530 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.45). The 10th percentile is $72,850 and the 90th is $155,760. Pay ranks 336th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,020/mo). Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,512 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Ames, about 219 miles away, at $5,429 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,512
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$101,020
$72,850 to $155,760
Rent (1 bd)
$1,020
$1,214 (2 bd)
Employment
530
Location quotient 0.45
Pay rank
336th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $101,020.
- Taxes$2,116
- Rent$1,020
- Other living costs$1,771
- Left over$3,512
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $101,020
- Federal income tax
- −$13,838
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,728
- State income tax (MO)
- −$3,821
- Take-home pay
- $75,632
- Effective tax rate
- 25.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,020
- Groceries
- $350
- Getting around
- $502
- Healthcare
- $394
- Utilities and internet
- $219
- Everything else
- $306
- Total spending
- $2,791
Left over each month
$8,418 gross, minus $2,116 in tax and $2,791 in living costs.
$3,512
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 Columbia?
$101,020 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 530 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Columbia?
$3,512 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,020, and pay covers 8.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Ames, about 219 miles away, leaves $5,429 a month, more than Columbia.