Software developer · Great Falls, MT
Software developer in Great Falls: $4,319/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Great Falls median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Montana median, $121,990 a year. BLS still counts about 70 software developer jobs in the metro, without a published wage. Montana has about 2,160 software developer jobs. The 10th percentile is $73,370 and the 90th is $221,400. On the pay used here, Great Falls ranks 186th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 9.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,042/mo). Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,319 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Coeur d'Alene is the strongest other metro for this job ($4,294 left over a month), and Great Falls still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,319
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$121,990
State median
Rent (1 bd)
$1,042
$1,240 (2 bd)
Employment
70
Location quotient 0.18
Pay rank
186th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
9.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $121,990.
- Taxes$2,828
- Rent$1,042
- Other living costs$1,977
- Left over$4,319
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $121,990
- Federal income tax
- −$18,525
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,332
- State income tax (MT)
- −$6,083
- Take-home pay
- $88,050
- Effective tax rate
- 27.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,042
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $583
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,019
Left over each month
$10,166 gross, minus $2,828 in tax and $3,019 in living costs.
$4,319
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Coeur d'Alene, $4,294/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Great Falls?
$121,990 a year. That figure is the Montana median from BLS OEWS May 2025, because the metro wage was not published. About 70 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Great Falls?
$4,319 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,042, and pay covers 9.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Great Falls leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Coeur d'Alene at $4,294 a month.