Software developer · Ogden, UT
Software developer in Ogden: $3,592/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Ogden at $109,880 a year. About 2,840 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.97). The 10th percentile is $67,510 and the 90th is $173,740. Pay ranks 249th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,203/mo). Utah charges a 4.55% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,592 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Provo, about 90 miles away, at $4,682 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,592
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$109,880
$67,510 to $173,740
Rent (1 bd)
$1,203
$1,432 (2 bd)
Employment
2,840
Location quotient 0.97
Pay rank
249th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $109,880.
- Taxes$2,433
- Rent$1,203
- Other living costs$1,929
- Left over$3,592
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $109,880
- Federal income tax
- −$15,788
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,406
- State income tax (UT)
- −$5,000
- Take-home pay
- $80,687
- Effective tax rate
- 26.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,203
- Groceries
- $388
- Getting around
- $524
- Healthcare
- $436
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $339
- Total spending
- $3,132
Left over each month
$9,157 gross, minus $2,433 in tax and $3,132 in living costs.
$3,592
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Provo, $4,682/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Ogden?
$109,880 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,840 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Ogden?
$3,592 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Utah charges a 4.55% flat income tax Rent is $1,203, and pay covers 7.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Provo, about 90 miles away, leaves $4,682 a month, more than Ogden.