Software developer · Helena, MT
Software developer in Helena: $2,954/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Helena at $99,370 a year. About 310 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.64). The 10th percentile is $78,160 and the 90th is $167,140. Pay ranks 349th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,263/mo). Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,954 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Idaho Falls, about 214 miles away, at $4,462 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,954
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$99,370
$78,160 to $167,140
Rent (1 bd)
$1,263
$1,503 (2 bd)
Employment
310
Location quotient 0.64
Pay rank
349th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $99,370.
- Taxes$2,152
- Rent$1,263
- Other living costs$1,912
- Left over$2,954
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $99,370
- Federal income tax
- −$13,475
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,602
- State income tax (MT)
- −$4,748
- Take-home pay
- $73,545
- Effective tax rate
- 26.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,263
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $517
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,175
Left over each month
$8,281 gross, minus $2,152 in tax and $3,175 in living costs.
$2,954
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Idaho Falls, $4,462/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Helena?
$99,370 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 310 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Helena?
$2,954 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,263, and pay covers 6.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Idaho Falls, about 214 miles away, leaves $4,462 a month, more than Helena.