Software developer · Greeley, CO
Software developer in Greeley: $4,636/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Greeley at $129,480 a year. About 560 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.43). The 10th percentile is $78,830 and the 90th is $269,830. Pay ranks 88th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,257/mo). Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,636 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Boulder, about 62 miles away, at $6,319 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,636
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$129,480
$78,830 to $269,830
Rent (1 bd)
$1,257
$1,496 (2 bd)
Employment
560
Location quotient 0.43
Pay rank
88th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $129,480.
- Taxes$2,940
- Rent$1,257
- Other living costs$1,957
- Left over$4,636
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $129,480
- Federal income tax
- −$20,322
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,905
- State income tax (CO)
- −$5,055
- Take-home pay
- $94,198
- Effective tax rate
- 27.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,257
- Groceries
- $389
- Getting around
- $546
- Healthcare
- $438
- Utilities and internet
- $243
- Everything else
- $341
- Total spending
- $3,214
Left over each month
$10,790 gross, minus $2,940 in tax and $3,214 in living costs.
$4,636
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Boulder, $6,319/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Greeley?
$129,480 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 560 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Greeley?
$4,636 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,257, and pay covers 8.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Boulder, about 62 miles away, leaves $6,319 a month, more than Greeley.