Software developer · Owensboro, KY
Software developer in Owensboro: $3,344/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Owensboro at $102,010 a year. About 90 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.17). The 10th percentile is $75,380 and the 90th is $160,160. Pay ranks 317th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($917/mo). Kentucky charges a 4.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,344 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kokomo, about 203 miles away, at $5,211 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,344
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$102,010
$75,380 to $160,160
Rent (1 bd)
$917
$1,092 (2 bd)
Employment
90
Location quotient 0.17
Pay rank
317th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $102,010.
- Taxes$2,278
- Rent$917
- Other living costs$1,962
- Left over$3,344
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $102,010
- Federal income tax
- −$14,056
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,804
- State income tax (KY)
- −$3,950
- City / county wage tax
- −$1,530
- Take-home pay
- $74,670
- Effective tax rate
- 26.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $917
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $593
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,879
Left over each month
$8,501 gross, minus $2,278 in tax and $2,879 in living costs.
$3,344
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Kokomo, $5,211/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Owensboro?
$102,010 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 90 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Owensboro?
$3,344 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Kentucky charges a 4.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax Rent is $917, and pay covers 9.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Kokomo, about 203 miles away, leaves $5,211 a month, more than Owensboro.