Software developer · Mankato, MN
Software developer in Mankato: $3,451/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Mankato at $100,630 a year. About 160 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.27). The 10th percentile is $63,410 and the 90th is $148,690. Pay ranks 340th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($934/mo). Minnesota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,451 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Ames, about 148 miles away, at $5,429 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,451
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$100,630
$63,410 to $148,690
Rent (1 bd)
$934
$1,112 (2 bd)
Employment
160
Location quotient 0.27
Pay rank
340th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $100,630.
- Taxes$2,236
- Rent$934
- Other living costs$1,765
- Left over$3,451
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $100,630
- Federal income tax
- −$13,753
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,698
- State income tax (MN)
- −$5,379
- Take-home pay
- $73,800
- Effective tax rate
- 26.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $934
- Groceries
- $352
- Getting around
- $489
- Healthcare
- $396
- Utilities and internet
- $220
- Everything else
- $308
- Total spending
- $2,699
Left over each month
$8,386 gross, minus $2,236 in tax and $2,699 in living costs.
$3,451
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 Mankato?
$100,630 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 160 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Mankato?
$3,451 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Minnesota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $934, and pay covers 9.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Ames, about 148 miles away, leaves $5,429 a month, more than Mankato.