Software developer · Grand Forks, ND
Software developer in Grand Forks: $3,337/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Grand Forks at $92,120 a year. About 130 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.24). The 10th percentile is $57,520 and the 90th is $132,910. Pay ranks 372nd-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($924/mo). North Dakota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,337 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Fargo, about 64 miles away, at $4,186 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,337
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$92,120
$57,520 to $132,910
Rent (1 bd)
$924
$1,100 (2 bd)
Employment
130
Location quotient 0.24
Pay rank
372nd of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $92,120.
- Taxes$1,624
- Rent$924
- Other living costs$1,791
- Left over$3,337
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $92,120
- Federal income tax
- −$11,880
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,047
- State income tax (ND)
- −$566
- Take-home pay
- $72,626
- Effective tax rate
- 21.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $924
- Groceries
- $349
- Getting around
- $525
- Healthcare
- $393
- Utilities and internet
- $218
- Everything else
- $306
- Total spending
- $2,715
Left over each month
$7,677 gross, minus $1,624 in tax and $2,715 in living costs.
$3,337
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Fargo, $4,186/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Grand Forks?
$92,120 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 130 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Grand Forks?
$3,337 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Dakota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $924, and pay covers 8.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Fargo, about 64 miles away, leaves $4,186 a month, more than Grand Forks.