Software developer · Manchester, NH
Software developer in Manchester: $6,278/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Manchester at $162,090 a year. About 4,370 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 2.02). The 10th percentile is $95,950 and the 90th is $206,180. Pay ranks 9th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,796/mo). New Hampshire has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $6,278 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Pittsfield is the strongest other metro for this job ($5,800 left over a month), and Manchester still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$6,278
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$162,090
$95,950 to $206,180
Rent (1 bd)
$1,796
$2,138 (2 bd)
Employment
4,370
Location quotient 2.02
Pay rank
9th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $162,090.
- Taxes$3,379
- Rent$1,796
- Other living costs$2,054
- Left over$6,278
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $162,090
- Federal income tax
- −$28,149
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$12,400
- State income tax (NH)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $121,542
- Effective tax rate
- 25.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,796
- Groceries
- $415
- Getting around
- $551
- Healthcare
- $467
- Utilities and internet
- $259
- Everything else
- $363
- Total spending
- $3,850
Left over each month
$13,508 gross, minus $3,379 in tax and $3,850 in living costs.
$6,278
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Pittsfield, $5,800/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Manchester?
$162,090 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 4,370 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Manchester?
$6,278 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New Hampshire has no state income tax Rent is $1,796, and pay covers 7.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Manchester leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Pittsfield at $5,800 a month.