Software developer · Glens Falls, NY
Software developer in Glens Falls: $4,644/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Glens Falls at $132,040 a year. About 150 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.27). The 10th percentile is $75,700 and the 90th is $201,290. Pay ranks 56th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,171/mo). New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,644 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Elmira, about 181 miles away, at $6,691 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,644
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$132,040
$75,700 to $201,290
Rent (1 bd)
$1,171
$1,394 (2 bd)
Employment
150
Location quotient 0.27
Pay rank
56th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $132,040.
- Taxes$3,159
- Rent$1,171
- Other living costs$2,029
- Left over$4,644
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $132,040
- Federal income tax
- −$20,937
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,101
- State income tax (NY)
- −$6,874
- Take-home pay
- $94,128
- Effective tax rate
- 28.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,171
- Groceries
- $397
- Getting around
- $590
- Healthcare
- $446
- Utilities and internet
- $248
- Everything else
- $347
- Total spending
- $3,200
Left over each month
$11,003 gross, minus $3,159 in tax and $3,200 in living costs.
$4,644
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Elmira, $6,691/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Glens Falls?
$132,040 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 150 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Glens Falls?
$4,644 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,171, and pay covers 9.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Elmira, about 181 miles away, leaves $6,691 a month, more than Glens Falls.