Software developer · Minot, ND
Software developer in Minot: $4,167/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Minot at $108,470 a year. About 50 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.13). The 10th percentile is $62,390 and the 90th is $157,070. Pay ranks 255th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,010/mo). North Dakota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,167 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Fargo, about 220 miles away, at $4,186 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,167
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$108,470
$62,390 to $157,070
Rent (1 bd)
$1,010
$1,202 (2 bd)
Employment
50
Location quotient 0.13
Pay rank
255th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $108,470.
- Taxes$2,055
- Rent$1,010
- Other living costs$1,807
- Left over$4,167
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $108,470
- Federal income tax
- −$15,477
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,298
- State income tax (ND)
- −$885
- Take-home pay
- $83,809
- Effective tax rate
- 22.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,010
- Groceries
- $348
- Getting around
- $544
- Healthcare
- $392
- Utilities and internet
- $218
- Everything else
- $305
- Total spending
- $2,817
Left over each month
$9,039 gross, minus $2,055 in tax and $2,817 in living costs.
$4,167
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Fargo, $4,186/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Minot?
$108,470 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 50 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Minot?
$4,167 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Dakota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,010, and pay covers 8.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Fargo, about 220 miles away, leaves $4,186 a month, more than Minot.