Software developer · Elmira, NY
Software developer in Elmira: $6,691/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Elmira median for this job. The paycheck used here is the New York median, $166,180 a year. BLS still counts about 80 software developer jobs in the metro, without a published wage. New York has about 113,510 software developer jobs. The 10th percentile is $97,430 and the 90th is $224,590. On the pay used here, Elmira ranks 6th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 15.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($898/mo). New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $6,691 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Pittsfield is the strongest other metro for this job ($5,800 left over a month), and Elmira still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$6,691
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$166,180
State median
Rent (1 bd)
$898
$1,069 (2 bd)
Employment
80
Location quotient 0.23
Pay rank
6th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
15.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $166,180.
- Taxes$4,230
- Rent$898
- Other living costs$2,029
- Left over$6,691
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $166,180
- Federal income tax
- −$29,130
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$12,713
- State income tax (NY)
- −$8,923
- Take-home pay
- $115,414
- Effective tax rate
- 30.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $898
- Groceries
- $397
- Getting around
- $590
- Healthcare
- $446
- Utilities and internet
- $248
- Everything else
- $347
- Total spending
- $2,927
Left over each month
$13,848 gross, minus $4,230 in tax and $2,927 in living costs.
$6,691
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Pittsfield, $5,800/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Elmira?
$166,180 a year. That figure is the New York median from BLS OEWS May 2025, because the metro wage was not published. About 80 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Elmira?
$6,691 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $898, and pay covers 15.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Elmira leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Pittsfield at $5,800 a month.