Software developer · New Haven, CT
Software developer in New Haven: $4,254/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in New Haven at $133,040 a year. About 1,190 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.39). The 10th percentile is $78,980 and the 90th is $177,470. Pay ranks 43rd-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,655/mo). Connecticut taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,254 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Elmira, about 210 miles away, at $6,691 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,254
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$133,040
$78,980 to $177,470
Rent (1 bd)
$1,655
$1,970 (2 bd)
Employment
1,190
Location quotient 0.39
Pay rank
43rd of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $133,040.
- Taxes$3,174
- Rent$1,655
- Other living costs$2,004
- Left over$4,254
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $133,040
- Federal income tax
- −$21,177
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,178
- State income tax (CT)
- −$6,732
- Take-home pay
- $94,953
- Effective tax rate
- 28.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,655
- Groceries
- $408
- Getting around
- $524
- Healthcare
- $459
- Utilities and internet
- $255
- Everything else
- $357
- Total spending
- $3,659
Left over each month
$11,087 gross, minus $3,174 in tax and $3,659 in living costs.
$4,254
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Elmira, $6,691/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in New Haven?
$133,040 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,190 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in New Haven?
$4,254 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Connecticut taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,655, and pay covers 6.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Elmira, about 210 miles away, leaves $6,691 a month, more than New Haven.