Software developer · New York, NY
Software developer in New York: $3,993/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in New York at $166,830 a year. About 121,000 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.17). The 10th percentile is $101,690 and the 90th is $224,590. Pay ranks 4th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($3,018/mo). New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 3.88% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,993 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Elmira, about 181 miles away, at $6,735 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$3,993
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$166,830
$101,690 to $224,590
Rent (1 bd)
$3,018
$3,593 (2 bd)
Employment
121,000
Location quotient 1.17
Pay rank
4th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $166,830.
- Taxes$4,747
- Rent$3,018
- Other$2,145
- Left$3,993
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $166,830
- Federal income tax
- −$28,773
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$12,762
- State income tax (NY)
- −$8,962
- City / county wage tax
- −$6,466
- Take-home pay
- $109,866
- Effective tax rate
- 34.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $3,018
- Groceries
- $496
- Getting around
- $347
- Healthcare
- $558
- Utilities and internet
- $310
- Everything else
- $434
- Total spending
- $5,163
After tax and rent
$3,993 left/mo
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Elmira, $6,735/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in New York?
$166,830 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 121,000 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in New York?
$3,993 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 3.88% city wage tax Rent is $3,018, and pay covers 4.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Elmira, about 181 miles away, leaves $6,735 a month, more than New York.