Software developer · Iowa City, IA
Software developer in Iowa City: $4,136/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Iowa City at $107,680 a year. About 690 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.68). The 10th percentile is $74,330 and the 90th is $167,280. Pay ranks 264th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($911/mo). Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,136 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Ames, about 112 miles away, at $5,429 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,136
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$107,680
$74,330 to $167,280
Rent (1 bd)
$911
$1,085 (2 bd)
Employment
690
Location quotient 0.68
Pay rank
264th of 375
Metros with a published median
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 $107,680.
- Taxes$2,257
- Rent$911
- Other living costs$1,670
- Left over$4,136
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $107,680
- Federal income tax
- −$15,304
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,238
- State income tax (IA)
- −$3,537
- Take-home pay
- $80,602
- Effective tax rate
- 25.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $911
- Groceries
- $347
- Getting around
- $411
- Healthcare
- $391
- Utilities and internet
- $217
- Everything else
- $304
- Total spending
- $2,581
Left over each month
$8,973 gross, minus $2,257 in tax and $2,581 in living costs.
$4,136
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Ames, $5,429/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Iowa City?
$107,680 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 690 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Iowa City?
$4,136 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax Rent is $911, and pay covers 9.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Ames, about 112 miles away, leaves $5,429 a month, more than Iowa City.