Software developer · Corvallis, OR
Software developer in Corvallis: $3,800/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Corvallis at $125,650 a year. About 320 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.76). The 10th percentile is $71,990 and the 90th is $173,680. Pay ranks 129th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,362/mo). Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,800 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Seattle, about 218 miles away, at $6,535 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,800
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$125,650
$71,990 to $173,680
Rent (1 bd)
$1,362
$1,622 (2 bd)
Employment
320
Location quotient 0.76
Pay rank
129th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $125,650.
- Taxes$3,289
- Rent$1,362
- Other living costs$2,020
- Left over$3,800
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $125,650
- Federal income tax
- −$19,403
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,612
- State income tax (OR)
- −$10,453
- Take-home pay
- $86,182
- Effective tax rate
- 31.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,362
- Groceries
- $434
- Getting around
- $447
- Healthcare
- $488
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $380
- Total spending
- $3,382
Left over each month
$10,471 gross, minus $3,289 in tax and $3,382 in living costs.
$3,800
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Seattle, $6,535/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Corvallis?
$125,650 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 320 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Corvallis?
$3,800 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,362, and pay covers 7.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Seattle, about 218 miles away, leaves $6,535 a month, more than Corvallis.