Software developer · Kokomo, IN
Software developer in Kokomo: $5,211/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Kokomo at $132,390 a year. About 60 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.15). The 10th percentile is $75,710 and the 90th is $175,540. Pay ranks 51st-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 14.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($766/mo). Indiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,211 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Peoria is the strongest other metro for this job ($4,966 left over a month), and Kokomo still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,211
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$132,390
$75,710 to $175,540
Rent (1 bd)
$766
$912 (2 bd)
Employment
60
Location quotient 0.15
Pay rank
51st of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
14.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $132,390.
- Taxes$3,090
- Rent$766
- Other living costs$1,966
- Left over$5,211
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $132,390
- Federal income tax
- −$21,021
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,128
- State income tax (IN)
- −$3,942
- City / county wage tax
- −$1,986
- Take-home pay
- $95,314
- Effective tax rate
- 28.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $766
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $594
- Healthcare
- $426
- Utilities and internet
- $237
- Everything else
- $331
- Total spending
- $2,732
Left over each month
$11,033 gross, minus $3,090 in tax and $2,732 in living costs.
$5,211
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Peoria, $4,966/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Kokomo?
$132,390 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 60 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Kokomo?
$5,211 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Indiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax Rent is $766, and pay covers 14.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Kokomo leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Peoria at $4,966 a month.