Software developer · Lansing, MI
Software developer in Lansing: $3,152/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Lansing at $97,120 a year. About 3,020 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.28). The 10th percentile is $71,050 and the 90th is $132,790. Pay ranks 357th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($980/mo). Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,152 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kokomo, about 173 miles away, at $5,211 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,152
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$97,120
$71,050 to $132,790
Rent (1 bd)
$980
$1,167 (2 bd)
Employment
3,020
Location quotient 1.28
Pay rank
357th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $97,120.
- Taxes$2,106
- Rent$980
- Other living costs$1,855
- Left over$3,152
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $97,120
- Federal income tax
- −$12,980
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,430
- State income tax (MI)
- −$3,890
- City / county wage tax
- −$971
- Take-home pay
- $71,849
- Effective tax rate
- 26.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $980
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $486
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,835
Left over each month
$8,093 gross, minus $2,106 in tax and $2,835 in living costs.
$3,152
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 Lansing?
$97,120 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 3,020 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Lansing?
$3,152 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $980, and pay covers 8.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Kokomo, about 173 miles away, leaves $5,211 a month, more than Lansing.