Software developer · Modesto, CA
Software developer in Modesto: $3,417/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Modesto at $119,770 a year. About 300 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.14). The 10th percentile is $78,540 and the 90th is $174,220. Pay ranks 197th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,463/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,417 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Hanford, about 122 miles away, at $6,434 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,417
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$119,770
$78,540 to $174,220
Rent (1 bd)
$1,463
$1,742 (2 bd)
Employment
300
Location quotient 0.14
Pay rank
197th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $119,770.
- Taxes$2,860
- Rent$1,463
- Other living costs$2,241
- Left over$3,417
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $119,770
- Federal income tax
- −$17,992
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,162
- State income tax (CA)
- −$7,166
- Take-home pay
- $85,450
- Effective tax rate
- 28.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,463
- Groceries
- $433
- Getting around
- $670
- Healthcare
- $487
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $379
- Total spending
- $3,704
Left over each month
$9,981 gross, minus $2,860 in tax and $3,704 in living costs.
$3,417
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Hanford, $6,434/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Modesto?
$119,770 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 300 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Modesto?
$3,417 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,463, and pay covers 6.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Hanford, about 122 miles away, leaves $6,434 a month, more than Modesto.