Software developer · Johnstown, PA

Software developer in Johnstown: $3,476/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Johnstown at $100,340 a year. About 140 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.26). The 10th percentile is $61,450 and the 90th is $176,430. Pay ranks 343rd-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 11.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($722/mo). Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,476 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Elmira, about 152 miles away, at $6,691 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,476

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$100,340

$61,450 to $176,430

Rent (1 bd)

$722

$859 (2 bd)

Employment

140

Location quotient 0.26

Pay rank

343rd of 375

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

11.6×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $100,340.

Taxes$2,121
Rent$722
Other living costs$2,043
Left over$3,476

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $100,340
Federal income tax: −$13,689
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,676
State income tax (PA): −$3,080
City / county wage tax: −$1,003
Take-home pay: $74,891
Effective tax rate: 25.4%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $722
Groceries: $401
Getting around: $589
Healthcare: $451
Utilities and internet: $251
Everything else: $351
Total spending: $2,765

Left over each month

$8,362 gross, minus $2,121 in tax and $2,765 in living costs.

$3,476

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 Johnstown?

$100,340 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 140 software developer jobs are in the metro.

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

$3,476 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $722, and pay covers 11.6× a year of it.

Where nearby would a software developer keep more?

Elmira, about 152 miles away, leaves $6,691 a month, more than Johnstown.