Software developer · Fort Collins, CO
Software developer in Fort Collins: $4,748/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Fort Collins at $133,990 a year. About 1,820 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.99). The 10th percentile is $79,990 and the 90th is $221,110. Pay ranks 37th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,473/mo). Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,748 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Boulder, about 39 miles away, at $6,319 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,748
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$133,990
$79,990 to $221,110
Rent (1 bd)
$1,473
$1,753 (2 bd)
Employment
1,820
Location quotient 0.99
Pay rank
37th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $133,990.
- Taxes$3,076
- Rent$1,473
- Other living costs$1,869
- Left over$4,748
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $133,990
- Federal income tax
- −$21,405
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,250
- State income tax (CO)
- −$5,253
- Take-home pay
- $97,082
- Effective tax rate
- 27.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,473
- Groceries
- $389
- Getting around
- $459
- Healthcare
- $438
- Utilities and internet
- $243
- Everything else
- $341
- Total spending
- $3,342
Left over each month
$11,166 gross, minus $3,076 in tax and $3,342 in living costs.
$4,748
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Boulder, $6,319/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Fort Collins?
$133,990 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,820 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Fort Collins?
$4,748 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,473, and pay covers 7.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Boulder, about 39 miles away, leaves $6,319 a month, more than Fort Collins.