Software developer · Milwaukee, WI
Software developer in Milwaukee: $4,333/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Milwaukee at $123,730 a year. About 6,170 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.69). The 10th percentile is $77,740 and the 90th is $164,660. Pay ranks 149th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,261/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,333 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kokomo, about 191 miles away, at $5,211 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,333
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$123,730
$77,740 to $164,660
Rent (1 bd)
$1,261
$1,501 (2 bd)
Employment
6,170
Location quotient 0.69
Pay rank
149th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $123,730.
- Taxes$2,822
- Rent$1,261
- Other living costs$1,895
- Left over$4,333
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $123,730
- Federal income tax
- −$18,942
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,465
- State income tax (WI)
- −$5,460
- Take-home pay
- $89,862
- Effective tax rate
- 27.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,261
- Groceries
- $384
- Getting around
- $503
- Healthcare
- $432
- Utilities and internet
- $240
- Everything else
- $336
- Total spending
- $3,156
Left over each month
$10,311 gross, minus $2,822 in tax and $3,156 in living costs.
$4,333
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 Milwaukee?
$123,730 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 6,170 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Milwaukee?
$4,333 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,261, and pay covers 8.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Kokomo, about 191 miles away, leaves $5,211 a month, more than Milwaukee.