Software developer · Kennewick, WA
Software developer in Kennewick: $4,650/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Kennewick at $127,800 a year. About 820 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.58). The 10th percentile is $82,190 and the 90th is $204,240. Pay ranks 109th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,331/mo). Washington has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,650 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Seattle, about 143 miles away, at $6,535 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,650
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$127,800
$82,190 to $204,240
Rent (1 bd)
$1,331
$1,585 (2 bd)
Employment
820
Location quotient 0.58
Pay rank
109th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $127,800.
- Taxes$2,475
- Rent$1,331
- Other living costs$2,194
- Left over$4,650
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $127,800
- Federal income tax
- −$19,919
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,777
- State income tax (WA)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $98,104
- Effective tax rate
- 23.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,331
- Groceries
- $430
- Getting around
- $636
- Healthcare
- $483
- Utilities and internet
- $269
- Everything else
- $376
- Total spending
- $3,525
Left over each month
$10,650 gross, minus $2,475 in tax and $3,525 in living costs.
$4,650
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Seattle, $6,535/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Kennewick?
$127,800 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 820 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Kennewick?
$4,650 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Washington has no state income tax Rent is $1,331, and pay covers 8.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Seattle, about 143 miles away, leaves $6,535 a month, more than Kennewick.