Software developer · Denver, CO
Software developer in Denver: $4,762/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Denver at $137,610 a year. About 27,010 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.55). The 10th percentile is $99,700 and the 90th is $209,300. Pay ranks 25th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,489/mo). Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,762 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Boulder, about 53 miles away, at $6,362 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$4,762
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$137,610
$99,700 to $209,300
Rent (1 bd)
$1,489
$1,773 (2 bd)
Employment
27,010
Location quotient 1.55
Pay rank
25th 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 $137,610.
- Taxes$3,142
- Rent$1,489
- Other$2,075
- Left$4,762
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $137,610
- Federal income tax
- −$21,760
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,527
- State income tax (CO)
- −$5,412
- Take-home pay
- $99,910
- Effective tax rate
- 27.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,489
- Groceries
- $420
- Getting around
- $551
- Healthcare
- $473
- Utilities and internet
- $263
- Everything else
- $368
- Total spending
- $3,564
After tax and rent
$4,762 left/mo
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Boulder, $6,362/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Denver?
$137,610 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 27,010 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Denver?
$4,762 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,489, and pay covers 7.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Boulder, about 53 miles away, leaves $6,362 a month, more than Denver.