Software developer · Monroe, MI
Software developer in Monroe: $3,160/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Monroe at $98,270 a year. About 100 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.23). The 10th percentile is $61,630 and the 90th is $131,020. Pay ranks 356th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($940/mo). Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,160 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kokomo, about 169 miles away, at $5,211 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,160
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$98,270
$61,630 to $131,020
Rent (1 bd)
$940
$1,119 (2 bd)
Employment
100
Location quotient 0.23
Pay rank
356th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $98,270.
- Taxes$2,139
- Rent$940
- Other living costs$1,950
- Left over$3,160
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $98,270
- Federal income tax
- −$13,233
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,518
- State income tax (MI)
- −$3,938
- City / county wage tax
- −$983
- Take-home pay
- $72,598
- Effective tax rate
- 26.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $940
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $581
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,890
Left over each month
$8,189 gross, minus $2,139 in tax and $2,890 in living costs.
$3,160
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 Monroe?
$98,270 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 100 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Monroe?
$3,160 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $940, and pay covers 8.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Kokomo, about 169 miles away, leaves $5,211 a month, more than Monroe.