Software developer · Kenosha, WI
Software developer in Kenosha: $4,405/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Kenosha at $130,330 a year. About 410 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.50). The 10th percentile is $81,660 and the 90th is $170,410. Pay ranks 77th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,189/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,405 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kokomo, about 172 miles away, at $5,211 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,405
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$130,330
$81,660 to $170,410
Rent (1 bd)
$1,189
$1,415 (2 bd)
Employment
410
Location quotient 0.50
Pay rank
77th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $130,330.
- Taxes$3,026
- Rent$1,189
- Other living costs$2,241
- Left over$4,405
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $130,330
- Federal income tax
- −$20,526
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,970
- State income tax (WI)
- −$5,810
- Take-home pay
- $94,024
- Effective tax rate
- 27.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,189
- Groceries
- $439
- Getting around
- $650
- Healthcare
- $494
- Utilities and internet
- $274
- Everything else
- $384
- Total spending
- $3,430
Left over each month
$10,861 gross, minus $3,026 in tax and $3,430 in living costs.
$4,405
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Kokomo, $5,211/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Kenosha?
$130,330 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 410 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Kenosha?
$4,405 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,189, and pay covers 9.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Kokomo, about 172 miles away, leaves $5,211 a month, more than Kenosha.