Software developer · Eugene, OR
Software developer in Eugene: $3,442/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Eugene at $121,050 a year. About 810 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.47). The 10th percentile is $73,760 and the 90th is $179,370. Pay ranks 189th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,403/mo). Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,442 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Portland, about 117 miles away, at $5,192 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,442
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$121,050
$73,760 to $179,370
Rent (1 bd)
$1,403
$1,670 (2 bd)
Employment
810
Location quotient 0.47
Pay rank
189th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $121,050.
- Taxes$3,134
- Rent$1,403
- Other living costs$2,108
- Left over$3,442
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $121,050
- Federal income tax
- −$18,299
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,260
- State income tax (OR)
- −$10,051
- Take-home pay
- $83,440
- Effective tax rate
- 31.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,403
- Groceries
- $434
- Getting around
- $535
- Healthcare
- $488
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $380
- Total spending
- $3,511
Left over each month
$10,088 gross, minus $3,134 in tax and $3,511 in living costs.
$3,442
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Portland, $5,192/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Eugene?
$121,050 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 810 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Eugene?
$3,442 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,403, and pay covers 7.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Portland, about 117 miles away, leaves $5,192 a month, more than Eugene.