Software developer · Grand Rapids, MI

Software developer in Grand Rapids: $3,520/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Grand Rapids at $107,520 a year. About 4,310 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.66). The 10th percentile is $75,670 and the 90th is $161,840. Pay ranks 267th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,252/mo). Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,520 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kokomo, about 174 miles away, at $5,211 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,520

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$107,520

$75,670 to $161,840

Rent (1 bd)

$1,252

$1,490 (2 bd)

Employment

4,310

Location quotient 0.66

Pay rank

267th 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 $107,520.

Taxes$2,319
Rent$1,252
Other living costs$1,869
Left over$3,520

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $107,520
Federal income tax: −$15,268
Social Security and Medicare: −$8,225
State income tax (MI): −$4,332
Take-home pay: $79,695
Effective tax rate: 25.9%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,252
Groceries: $368
Getting around: $535
Healthcare: $414
Utilities and internet: $230
Everything else: $322
Total spending: $3,121

Left over each month

$8,960 gross, minus $2,319 in tax and $3,121 in living costs.

$3,520

Rank every metro for a software developer

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Kokomo, $5,211/mo.

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Questions

What does a software developer make in Grand Rapids?

$107,520 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 4,310 software developer jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Grand Rapids?

$3,520 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,252, and pay covers 7.2× a year of it.

Where nearby would a software developer keep more?

Kokomo, about 174 miles away, leaves $5,211 a month, more than Grand Rapids.