Software developer · Lawrence, KS
Software developer in Lawrence: $3,683/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Lawrence at $104,990 a year. About 410 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.74). The 10th percentile is $69,500 and the 90th is $162,740. Pay ranks 290th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($986/mo). Kansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,683 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Ames, about 233 miles away, at $5,429 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,683
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$104,990
$69,500 to $162,740
Rent (1 bd)
$986
$1,174 (2 bd)
Employment
410
Location quotient 0.74
Pay rank
290th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $104,990.
- Taxes$2,359
- Rent$986
- Other living costs$1,721
- Left over$3,683
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $104,990
- Federal income tax
- −$14,712
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,032
- State income tax (KS)
- −$5,570
- Take-home pay
- $76,677
- Effective tax rate
- 27.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $986
- Groceries
- $353
- Getting around
- $442
- Healthcare
- $397
- Utilities and internet
- $221
- Everything else
- $309
- Total spending
- $2,707
Left over each month
$8,749 gross, minus $2,359 in tax and $2,707 in living costs.
$3,683
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 Lawrence?
$104,990 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 410 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Lawrence?
$3,683 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Kansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $986, and pay covers 8.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Ames, about 233 miles away, leaves $5,429 a month, more than Lawrence.