Software developer · Kahului, HI
Software developer in Kahului: $3,146/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Kahului at $133,870 a year. About 110 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.13). The 10th percentile is $65,430 and the 90th is $273,350. Pay ranks 38th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($2,207/mo). Hawaii taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,146 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Honolulu is the strongest other metro for this job ($2,432 left over a month), and Kahului still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,146
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$133,870
$65,430 to $273,350
Rent (1 bd)
$2,207
$2,627 (2 bd)
Employment
110
Location quotient 0.13
Pay rank
38th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $133,870.
- Taxes$3,409
- Rent$2,207
- Other living costs$2,394
- Left over$3,146
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $133,870
- Federal income tax
- −$21,376
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,241
- State income tax (HI)
- −$9,294
- Take-home pay
- $92,959
- Effective tax rate
- 30.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $2,207
- Groceries
- $474
- Getting around
- $674
- Healthcare
- $534
- Utilities and internet
- $297
- Everything else
- $415
- Total spending
- $4,601
Left over each month
$11,156 gross, minus $3,409 in tax and $4,601 in living costs.
$3,146
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Honolulu, $2,432/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Kahului?
$133,870 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 110 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Kahului?
$3,146 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Hawaii taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $2,207, and pay covers 5.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Kahului leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Honolulu at $2,432 a month.