Software developer · La Crosse, WI
Software developer in La Crosse: $3,538/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in La Crosse at $102,110 a year. About 380 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.41). The 10th percentile is $75,080 and the 90th is $168,260. Pay ranks 316th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($894/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,538 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Ames, about 174 miles away, at $5,429 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,538
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$102,110
$75,080 to $168,260
Rent (1 bd)
$894
$1,064 (2 bd)
Employment
380
Location quotient 0.41
Pay rank
316th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $102,110.
- Taxes$2,184
- Rent$894
- Other living costs$1,894
- Left over$3,538
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $102,110
- Federal income tax
- −$14,078
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,811
- State income tax (WI)
- −$4,314
- Take-home pay
- $75,906
- Effective tax rate
- 25.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $894
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $525
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,788
Left over each month
$8,509 gross, minus $2,184 in tax and $2,788 in living costs.
$3,538
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Ames, $5,429/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in La Crosse?
$102,110 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 380 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in La Crosse?
$3,538 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $894, and pay covers 9.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Ames, about 174 miles away, leaves $5,429 a month, more than La Crosse.