Software developer · Louisville, KY

Software developer in Louisville: $3,679/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Louisville at $110,270 a year. About 2,770 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.37). The 10th percentile is $77,750 and the 90th is $163,350. Pay ranks 248th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,047/mo). Kentucky charges a 4.00% flat income tax, plus a 2.20% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,679 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kokomo, about 158 miles away, at $5,211 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,679

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$110,270

$77,750 to $163,350

Rent (1 bd)

$1,047

$1,247 (2 bd)

Employment

2,770

Location quotient 0.37

Pay rank

248th of 375

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

8.8×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $110,270.

Taxes$2,585
Rent$1,047
Other living costs$1,879
Left over$3,679

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $110,270
Federal income tax: −$15,873
Social Security and Medicare: −$8,436
State income tax (KY): −$4,280
City / county wage tax: −$2,426
Take-home pay: $79,255
Effective tax rate: 28.1%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,047
Groceries: $368
Getting around: $545
Healthcare: $414
Utilities and internet: $230
Everything else: $322
Total spending: $2,926

Left over each month

$9,189 gross, minus $2,585 in tax and $2,926 in living costs.

$3,679

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 Louisville?

$110,270 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,770 software developer jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Louisville?

$3,679 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Kentucky charges a 4.00% flat income tax, plus a 2.20% city wage tax Rent is $1,047, and pay covers 8.8× a year of it.

Where nearby would a software developer keep more?

Kokomo, about 158 miles away, leaves $5,211 a month, more than Louisville.