Software developer · Ithaca, NY
Software developer in Ithaca: $3,992/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Ithaca at $122,730 a year. About 310 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.60). The 10th percentile is $79,580 and the 90th is $199,310. Pay ranks 170th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,571/mo). New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,992 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Elmira, about 25 miles away, at $6,691 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,992
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$122,730
$79,580 to $199,310
Rent (1 bd)
$1,571
$1,870 (2 bd)
Employment
310
Location quotient 0.60
Pay rank
170th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $122,730.
- Taxes$2,867
- Rent$1,571
- Other living costs$1,797
- Left over$3,992
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $122,730
- Federal income tax
- −$18,702
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,389
- State income tax (NY)
- −$6,316
- Take-home pay
- $88,323
- Effective tax rate
- 28.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,571
- Groceries
- $397
- Getting around
- $359
- Healthcare
- $446
- Utilities and internet
- $248
- Everything else
- $347
- Total spending
- $3,368
Left over each month
$10,228 gross, minus $2,867 in tax and $3,368 in living costs.
$3,992
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 Ithaca?
$122,730 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 Ithaca?
$3,992 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,571, and pay covers 6.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Elmira, about 25 miles away, leaves $6,691 a month, more than Ithaca.