Software developer · Idaho Falls, ID
Software developer in Idaho Falls: $4,462/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Idaho Falls at $123,450 a year. About 530 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.60). The 10th percentile is $64,250 and the 90th is $224,670. Pay ranks 156th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($984/mo). Idaho charges a 5.70% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,462 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Salt Lake City, about 212 miles away, at $4,566 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,462
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$123,450
$64,250 to $224,670
Rent (1 bd)
$984
$1,172 (2 bd)
Employment
530
Location quotient 0.60
Pay rank
156th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
10.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $123,450.
- Taxes$2,876
- Rent$984
- Other living costs$1,965
- Left over$4,462
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $123,450
- Federal income tax
- −$18,875
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,444
- State income tax (ID)
- −$6,199
- Take-home pay
- $88,932
- Effective tax rate
- 28.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $984
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $563
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $2,949
Left over each month
$10,288 gross, minus $2,876 in tax and $2,949 in living costs.
$4,462
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Salt Lake City, $4,566/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Idaho Falls?
$123,450 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 530 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Idaho Falls?
$4,462 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Idaho charges a 5.70% flat income tax Rent is $984, and pay covers 10.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Salt Lake City, about 212 miles away, leaves $4,566 a month, more than Idaho Falls.