Software developer · Lexington, KY
Software developer in Lexington: $4,332/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Lexington at $123,510 a year. About 1,430 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.46). The 10th percentile is $79,770 and the 90th is $167,270. Pay ranks 155th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,135/mo). Kentucky charges a 4.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,332 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kokomo, about 187 miles away, at $5,211 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,332
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$123,510
$79,770 to $167,270
Rent (1 bd)
$1,135
$1,351 (2 bd)
Employment
1,430
Location quotient 0.46
Pay rank
155th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $123,510.
- Taxes$2,917
- Rent$1,135
- Other living costs$1,909
- Left over$4,332
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $123,510
- Federal income tax
- −$18,889
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,449
- State income tax (KY)
- −$4,810
- City / county wage tax
- −$1,853
- Take-home pay
- $88,510
- Effective tax rate
- 28.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,135
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $541
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $3,044
Left over each month
$10,293 gross, minus $2,917 in tax and $3,044 in living costs.
$4,332
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 Lexington?
$123,510 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,430 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Lexington?
$4,332 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Kentucky charges a 4.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax Rent is $1,135, and pay covers 9.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Kokomo, about 187 miles away, leaves $5,211 a month, more than Lexington.