Software developer · Lima, OH
Software developer in Lima: $4,090/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Lima at $114,600 a year. About 140 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.25). The 10th percentile is $74,030 and the 90th is $175,250. Pay ranks 227th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($977/mo). Ohio taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 2.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,090 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kokomo, about 107 miles away, at $5,211 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,090
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$114,600
$74,030 to $175,250
Rent (1 bd)
$977
$1,163 (2 bd)
Employment
140
Location quotient 0.25
Pay rank
227th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $114,600.
- Taxes$2,536
- Rent$977
- Other living costs$1,947
- Left over$4,090
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $114,600
- Federal income tax
- −$16,826
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,767
- State income tax (OH)
- −$2,545
- City / county wage tax
- −$2,292
- Take-home pay
- $84,170
- Effective tax rate
- 26.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $977
- Groceries
- $375
- Getting around
- $589
- Healthcare
- $422
- Utilities and internet
- $234
- Everything else
- $328
- Total spending
- $2,924
Left over each month
$9,550 gross, minus $2,536 in tax and $2,924 in living costs.
$4,090
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 Lima?
$114,600 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 140 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Lima?
$4,090 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Ohio taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 2.00% city wage tax Rent is $977, and pay covers 9.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Kokomo, about 107 miles away, leaves $5,211 a month, more than Lima.