Software developer · Lewiston, ID
Software developer in Lewiston: $3,223/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Lewiston at $101,310 a year. About 70 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.24). The 10th percentile is $64,150 and the 90th is $171,050. Pay ranks 331st-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,009/mo). Idaho charges a 5.70% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,223 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Seattle, about 246 miles away, at $6,535 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,223
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$101,310
$64,150 to $171,050
Rent (1 bd)
$1,009
$1,201 (2 bd)
Employment
70
Location quotient 0.24
Pay rank
331st of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $101,310.
- Taxes$2,216
- Rent$1,009
- Other living costs$1,995
- Left over$3,223
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $101,310
- Federal income tax
- −$13,902
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,750
- State income tax (ID)
- −$4,938
- Take-home pay
- $74,719
- Effective tax rate
- 26.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,009
- Groceries
- $388
- Getting around
- $587
- Healthcare
- $437
- Utilities and internet
- $243
- Everything else
- $340
- Total spending
- $3,004
Left over each month
$8,443 gross, minus $2,216 in tax and $3,004 in living costs.
$3,223
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Seattle, $6,535/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Lewiston?
$101,310 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 70 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Lewiston?
$3,223 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Idaho charges a 5.70% flat income tax Rent is $1,009, and pay covers 8.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Seattle, about 246 miles away, leaves $6,535 a month, more than Lewiston.