Software developer · Hartford, CT
Software developer in Hartford: $4,249/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Hartford at $132,520 a year. About 6,010 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.92). The 10th percentile is $86,800 and the 90th is $176,390. Pay ranks 50th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,625/mo). Connecticut taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,249 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Elmira, about 219 miles away, at $6,691 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,249
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$132,520
$86,800 to $176,390
Rent (1 bd)
$1,625
$1,934 (2 bd)
Employment
6,010
Location quotient 0.92
Pay rank
50th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $132,520.
- Taxes$3,158
- Rent$1,625
- Other living costs$2,012
- Left over$4,249
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $132,520
- Federal income tax
- −$21,052
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,138
- State income tax (CT)
- −$6,701
- Take-home pay
- $94,629
- Effective tax rate
- 28.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,625
- Groceries
- $412
- Getting around
- $519
- Healthcare
- $464
- Utilities and internet
- $258
- Everything else
- $361
- Total spending
- $3,637
Left over each month
$11,043 gross, minus $3,158 in tax and $3,637 in living costs.
$4,249
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Elmira, $6,691/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Hartford?
$132,520 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 6,010 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Hartford?
$4,249 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Connecticut taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,625, and pay covers 6.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Elmira, about 219 miles away, leaves $6,691 a month, more than Hartford.