Software developer · Jefferson City, MO

Software developer in Jefferson City: $5,120/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Jefferson City median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Missouri median, $126,120 a year. Missouri has about 20,020 software developer jobs. The 10th percentile is $72,570 and the 90th is $169,340. On the pay used here, Jefferson City ranks 130th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 14.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($742/mo). Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,120 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Ames, about 250 miles away, at $5,429 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$5,120

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$126,120

State median

Rent (1 bd)

$742

$883 (2 bd)

Employment

Not published

Pay rank

130th of 387

Includes estimated pay

Pay vs rent

14.2×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $126,120.

Taxes$2,847
Rent$742
Other living costs$1,801
Left over$5,120

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $126,120
Federal income tax: −$19,516
Social Security and Medicare: −$9,648
State income tax (MO): −$5,001
Take-home pay: $91,955
Effective tax rate: 27.1%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $742
Groceries: $350
Getting around: $533
Healthcare: $394
Utilities and internet: $219
Everything else: $306
Total spending: $2,543

Left over each month

$10,510 gross, minus $2,847 in tax and $2,543 in living costs.

$5,120

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 Jefferson City?

$126,120 a year. That figure is the Missouri median from BLS OEWS May 2025, because the metro wage was not published.

What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Jefferson City?

$5,120 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $742, and pay covers 14.2× a year of it.

Where nearby would a software developer keep more?

Ames, about 250 miles away, leaves $5,429 a month, more than Jefferson City.