Software developer · Decatur, IL
Software developer in Decatur: $4,077/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Decatur at $110,300 a year. About 70 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.15). The 10th percentile is $67,930 and the 90th is $157,260. Pay ranks 247th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 13.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($699/mo). Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,077 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kokomo, about 156 miles away, at $5,211 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,077
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$110,300
$67,930 to $157,260
Rent (1 bd)
$699
$832 (2 bd)
Employment
70
Location quotient 0.15
Pay rank
247th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
13.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $110,300.
- Taxes$2,470
- Rent$699
- Other living costs$1,946
- Left over$4,077
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $110,300
- Federal income tax
- −$15,880
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,438
- State income tax (IL)
- −$5,322
- Take-home pay
- $80,660
- Effective tax rate
- 26.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $699
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $577
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,645
Left over each month
$9,192 gross, minus $2,470 in tax and $2,645 in living costs.
$4,077
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Kokomo, $5,211/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Decatur?
$110,300 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 70 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Decatur?
$4,077 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax Rent is $699, and pay covers 13.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Kokomo, about 156 miles away, leaves $5,211 a month, more than Decatur.