Software developer · Oshkosh, WI
Software developer in Oshkosh: $3,525/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Oshkosh at $104,000 a year. About 600 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.59). The 10th percentile is $77,570 and the 90th is $160,670. Pay ranks 302nd-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($988/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,525 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Peoria, about 232 miles away, at $4,966 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,525
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$104,000
$77,570 to $160,670
Rent (1 bd)
$988
$1,176 (2 bd)
Employment
600
Location quotient 0.59
Pay rank
302nd of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $104,000.
- Taxes$2,239
- Rent$988
- Other living costs$1,915
- Left over$3,525
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $104,000
- Federal income tax
- −$14,494
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,956
- State income tax (WI)
- −$4,414
- Take-home pay
- $77,136
- Effective tax rate
- 25.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $988
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $547
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,903
Left over each month
$8,667 gross, minus $2,239 in tax and $2,903 in living costs.
$3,525
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Peoria, $4,966/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Oshkosh?
$104,000 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 600 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Oshkosh?
$3,525 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $988, and pay covers 8.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Peoria, about 232 miles away, leaves $4,966 a month, more than Oshkosh.