Software developer · Davenport, IA
Software developer in Davenport: $4,620/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Davenport at $115,780 a year. About 1,220 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.62). The 10th percentile is $77,920 and the 90th is $163,490. Pay ranks 218th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 13.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($740/mo). Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,620 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Ames, about 173 miles away, at $5,429 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,620
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$115,780
$77,920 to $163,490
Rent (1 bd)
$740
$881 (2 bd)
Employment
1,220
Location quotient 0.62
Pay rank
218th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
13.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $115,780.
- Taxes$2,482
- Rent$740
- Other living costs$1,806
- Left over$4,620
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $115,780
- Federal income tax
- −$17,086
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,857
- State income tax (IA)
- −$3,845
- Take-home pay
- $85,992
- Effective tax rate
- 25.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $740
- Groceries
- $353
- Getting around
- $527
- Healthcare
- $397
- Utilities and internet
- $221
- Everything else
- $309
- Total spending
- $2,546
Left over each month
$9,648 gross, minus $2,482 in tax and $2,546 in living costs.
$4,620
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 Davenport?
$115,780 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,220 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Davenport?
$4,620 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax Rent is $740, and pay covers 13.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Ames, about 173 miles away, leaves $5,429 a month, more than Davenport.