Software developer · Grants Pass, OR
Software developer in Grants Pass: $4,083/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Grants Pass at $130,120 a year. About 80 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.25). The 10th percentile is $71,790 and the 90th is $201,560. Pay ranks 82nd-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,128/mo). Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,083 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Portland, about 228 miles away, at $5,192 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,083
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$130,120
$71,790 to $201,560
Rent (1 bd)
$1,128
$1,343 (2 bd)
Employment
80
Location quotient 0.25
Pay rank
82nd of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $130,120.
- Taxes$3,442
- Rent$1,128
- Other living costs$2,191
- Left over$4,083
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $130,120
- Federal income tax
- −$20,476
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,954
- State income tax (OR)
- −$10,872
- Take-home pay
- $88,818
- Effective tax rate
- 31.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,128
- Groceries
- $434
- Getting around
- $618
- Healthcare
- $488
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $380
- Total spending
- $3,319
Left over each month
$10,843 gross, minus $3,442 in tax and $3,319 in living costs.
$4,083
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Portland, $5,192/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Grants Pass?
$130,120 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 80 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Grants Pass?
$4,083 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,128, and pay covers 9.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Portland, about 228 miles away, leaves $5,192 a month, more than Grants Pass.