Software developer · Kingston, NY
Software developer in Kingston: $3,960/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Kingston at $124,300 a year. About 230 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.36). The 10th percentile is $81,060 and the 90th is $188,900. Pay ranks 140th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,541/mo). New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,960 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Elmira, about 128 miles away, at $6,691 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,960
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$124,300
$81,060 to $188,900
Rent (1 bd)
$1,541
$1,834 (2 bd)
Employment
230
Location quotient 0.36
Pay rank
140th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $124,300.
- Taxes$2,916
- Rent$1,541
- Other living costs$1,941
- Left over$3,960
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $124,300
- Federal income tax
- −$19,079
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,509
- State income tax (NY)
- −$6,410
- Take-home pay
- $89,302
- Effective tax rate
- 28.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,541
- Groceries
- $397
- Getting around
- $502
- Healthcare
- $446
- Utilities and internet
- $248
- Everything else
- $347
- Total spending
- $3,482
Left over each month
$10,358 gross, minus $2,916 in tax and $3,482 in living costs.
$3,960
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 Kingston?
$124,300 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 230 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Kingston?
$3,960 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,541, and pay covers 6.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Elmira, about 128 miles away, leaves $6,691 a month, more than Kingston.