Software developer · Peoria, IL
Software developer in Peoria: $4,966/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Peoria at $130,590 a year. About 1,650 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.92). The 10th percentile is $89,350 and the 90th is $166,680. Pay ranks 74th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 11.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($913/mo). Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,966 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Ames, about 233 miles away, at $5,429 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,966
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$130,590
$89,350 to $166,680
Rent (1 bd)
$913
$1,087 (2 bd)
Employment
1,650
Location quotient 0.92
Pay rank
74th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
11.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $130,590.
- Taxes$3,075
- Rent$913
- Other living costs$1,928
- Left over$4,966
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $130,590
- Federal income tax
- −$20,589
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,990
- State income tax (IL)
- −$6,327
- Take-home pay
- $93,684
- Effective tax rate
- 28.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $913
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $559
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,841
Left over each month
$10,883 gross, minus $3,075 in tax and $2,841 in living costs.
$4,966
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Ames, $5,429/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Peoria?
$130,590 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,650 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Peoria?
$4,966 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax Rent is $913, and pay covers 11.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Ames, about 233 miles away, leaves $5,429 a month, more than Peoria.