Software developer · Missoula, MT

Software developer in Missoula: $4,241/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Missoula median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Montana median, $121,990 a year. BLS still counts about 390 software developer jobs in the metro, without a published wage. Montana has about 2,160 software developer jobs. The 10th percentile is $73,370 and the 90th is $221,400. On the pay used here, Missoula ranks 186th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 8.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,210/mo). Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,241 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Spokane, about 174 miles away, at $5,238 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$4,241

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$121,990

State median

Rent (1 bd)

$1,210

$1,440 (2 bd)

Employment

390

Location quotient 0.53

Pay rank

186th of 387

Includes estimated pay

Pay vs rent

8.4×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $121,990.

Taxes$2,828
Rent$1,210
Other living costs$1,887
Left over$4,241

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $121,990
Federal income tax: −$18,525
Social Security and Medicare: −$9,332
State income tax (MT): −$6,083
Take-home pay: $88,050
Effective tax rate: 27.8%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,210
Groceries: $385
Getting around: $492
Healthcare: $433
Utilities and internet: $241
Everything else: $337
Total spending: $3,097

Left over each month

$10,166 gross, minus $2,828 in tax and $3,097 in living costs.

$4,241

Rank every metro for a software developer

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Spokane, $5,238/mo.

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Questions

What does a software developer make in Missoula?

$121,990 a year. That figure is the Montana median from BLS OEWS May 2025, because the metro wage was not published. About 390 software developer jobs are in the metro.

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

$4,241 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,210, and pay covers 8.4× a year of it.

Where nearby would a software developer keep more?

Spokane, about 174 miles away, leaves $5,238 a month, more than Missoula.