Software developer · Fond du Lac, WI

Software developer in Fond du Lac: $3,616/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Fond du Lac at $104,140 a year. About 100 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.21). The 10th percentile is $75,630 and the 90th is $148,690. Pay ranks 298th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($882/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,616 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Peoria, about 212 miles away, at $4,966 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,616

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$104,140

$75,630 to $148,690

Rent (1 bd)

$882

$1,050 (2 bd)

Employment

100

Location quotient 0.21

Pay rank

298th of 375

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

9.8×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $104,140.

Taxes$2,243
Rent$882
Other living costs$1,938
Left over$3,616

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $104,140
Federal income tax: −$14,525
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,967
State income tax (WI): −$4,422
Take-home pay: $77,227
Effective tax rate: 25.8%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $882
Groceries: $378
Getting around: $569
Healthcare: $425
Utilities and internet: $236
Everything else: $330
Total spending: $2,820

Left over each month

$8,678 gross, minus $2,243 in tax and $2,820 in living costs.

$3,616

Rank every metro for a software developer

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Peoria, $4,966/mo.

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Questions

What does a software developer make in Fond du Lac?

$104,140 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 100 software developer jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Fond du Lac?

$3,616 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $882, and pay covers 9.8× a year of it.

Where nearby would a software developer keep more?

Peoria, about 212 miles away, leaves $4,966 a month, more than Fond du Lac.