Software developer · Lewiston, ME
Software developer in Lewiston: $3,677/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Lewiston at $117,700 a year. About 150 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.29). The 10th percentile is $79,480 and the 90th is $159,430. Pay ranks 207th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,289/mo). Maine taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,677 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Manchester, about 115 miles away, at $6,278 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,677
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$117,700
$79,480 to $159,430
Rent (1 bd)
$1,289
$1,535 (2 bd)
Employment
150
Location quotient 0.29
Pay rank
207th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $117,700.
- Taxes$2,781
- Rent$1,289
- Other living costs$2,061
- Left over$3,677
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $117,700
- Federal income tax
- −$17,508
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,004
- State income tax (ME)
- −$6,863
- Take-home pay
- $84,325
- Effective tax rate
- 28.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,289
- Groceries
- $410
- Getting around
- $574
- Healthcare
- $462
- Utilities and internet
- $257
- Everything else
- $359
- Total spending
- $3,350
Left over each month
$9,808 gross, minus $2,781 in tax and $3,350 in living costs.
$3,677
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Manchester, $6,278/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Lewiston?
$117,700 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 150 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Lewiston?
$3,677 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Maine taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,289, and pay covers 7.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Manchester, about 115 miles away, leaves $6,278 a month, more than Lewiston.