Software developer · Manhattan, KS

Software developer in Manhattan: $3,627/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Manhattan at $101,960 a year. About 350 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.60). The 10th percentile is $68,800 and the 90th is $155,170. Pay ranks 318th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($855/mo). Kansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,627 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Ames, about 243 miles away, at $5,429 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,627

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$101,960

$68,800 to $155,170

Rent (1 bd)

$855

$1,018 (2 bd)

Employment

350

Location quotient 0.60

Pay rank

318th of 375

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

9.9×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $101,960.

Taxes$2,270
Rent$855
Other living costs$1,744
Left over$3,627

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $101,960
Federal income tax: −$14,045
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,800
State income tax (KS): −$5,401
Take-home pay: $74,714
Effective tax rate: 26.7%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $855
Groceries: $353
Getting around: $465
Healthcare: $397
Utilities and internet: $221
Everything else: $309
Total spending: $2,599

Left over each month

$8,497 gross, minus $2,270 in tax and $2,599 in living costs.

$3,627

Rank every metro for a software developer

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Ames, $5,429/mo.

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Questions

What does a software developer make in Manhattan?

$101,960 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 350 software developer jobs are in the metro.

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

$3,627 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Kansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $855, and pay covers 9.9× a year of it.

Where nearby would a software developer keep more?

Ames, about 243 miles away, leaves $5,429 a month, more than Manhattan.