Software developer · Lancaster, PA

Software developer in Lancaster: $3,252/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Lancaster at $104,740 a year. About 850 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.31). The 10th percentile is $73,450 and the 90th is $164,490. Pay ranks 293rd-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,217/mo). Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,252 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Elmira, about 148 miles away, at $6,691 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,252

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$104,740

$73,450 to $164,490

Rent (1 bd)

$1,217

$1,449 (2 bd)

Employment

850

Location quotient 0.31

Pay rank

293rd of 375

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

7.2×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $104,740.

Taxes$2,244
Rent$1,217
Other living costs$2,015
Left over$3,252

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $104,740
Federal income tax: −$14,657
Social Security and Medicare: −$8,013
State income tax (PA): −$3,216
City / county wage tax: −$1,047
Take-home pay: $77,808
Effective tax rate: 25.7%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,217
Groceries: $401
Getting around: $561
Healthcare: $451
Utilities and internet: $251
Everything else: $351
Total spending: $3,232

Left over each month

$8,728 gross, minus $2,244 in tax and $3,232 in living costs.

$3,252

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 Lancaster?

$104,740 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 850 software developer jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Lancaster?

$3,252 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $1,217, and pay covers 7.2× a year of it.

Where nearby would a software developer keep more?

Elmira, about 148 miles away, leaves $6,691 a month, more than Lancaster.