Software developer · Olympia, WA
Software developer in Olympia: $4,312/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Olympia at $124,060 a year. About 1,920 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.36). The 10th percentile is $94,720 and the 90th is $187,350. Pay ranks 143rd-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,552/mo). Washington has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,312 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Seattle, about 61 miles away, at $6,535 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,312
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$124,060
$94,720 to $187,350
Rent (1 bd)
$1,552
$1,848 (2 bd)
Employment
1,920
Location quotient 1.36
Pay rank
143rd 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 $124,060.
- Taxes$2,376
- Rent$1,552
- Other living costs$2,098
- Left over$4,312
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $124,060
- Federal income tax
- −$19,021
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,491
- State income tax (WA)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $95,548
- Effective tax rate
- 23.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,552
- Groceries
- $430
- Getting around
- $541
- Healthcare
- $483
- Utilities and internet
- $269
- Everything else
- $376
- Total spending
- $3,650
Left over each month
$10,338 gross, minus $2,376 in tax and $3,650 in living costs.
$4,312
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Seattle, $6,535/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Olympia?
$124,060 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,920 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Olympia?
$4,312 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Washington has no state income tax Rent is $1,552, and pay covers 6.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Seattle, about 61 miles away, leaves $6,535 a month, more than Olympia.