Software developer · Medford, OR
Software developer in Medford: $3,986/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Medford at $129,690 a year. About 330 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.34). The 10th percentile is $71,850 and the 90th is $204,800. Pay ranks 85th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,227/mo). Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,986 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Portland, about 221 miles away, at $5,192 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,986
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$129,690
$71,850 to $204,800
Rent (1 bd)
$1,227
$1,461 (2 bd)
Employment
330
Location quotient 0.34
Pay rank
85th 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 $129,690.
- Taxes$3,427
- Rent$1,227
- Other living costs$2,168
- Left over$3,986
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $129,690
- Federal income tax
- −$20,373
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,921
- State income tax (OR)
- −$10,829
- Take-home pay
- $88,567
- Effective tax rate
- 31.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,227
- Groceries
- $434
- Getting around
- $594
- Healthcare
- $488
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $380
- Total spending
- $3,395
Left over each month
$10,808 gross, minus $3,427 in tax and $3,395 in living costs.
$3,986
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Portland, $5,192/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Medford?
$129,690 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 330 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Medford?
$3,986 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,227, and pay covers 8.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Portland, about 221 miles away, leaves $5,192 a month, more than Medford.