Software developer · Pittsfield, MA
Software developer in Pittsfield: $5,800/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Pittsfield at $154,860 a year. About 280 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.46). The 10th percentile is $98,080 and the 90th is $235,060. Pay ranks 16th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,312/mo). Massachusetts charges a 5.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,800 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Elmira, about 181 miles away, at $6,691 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,800
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$154,860
$98,080 to $235,060
Rent (1 bd)
$1,312
$1,562 (2 bd)
Employment
280
Location quotient 0.46
Pay rank
16th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $154,860.
- Taxes$3,815
- Rent$1,312
- Other living costs$1,978
- Left over$5,800
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $154,860
- Federal income tax
- −$26,413
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$11,847
- State income tax (MA)
- −$7,523
- Take-home pay
- $109,077
- Effective tax rate
- 29.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,312
- Groceries
- $400
- Getting around
- $527
- Healthcare
- $450
- Utilities and internet
- $250
- Everything else
- $350
- Total spending
- $3,290
Left over each month
$12,905 gross, minus $3,815 in tax and $3,290 in living costs.
$5,800
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Elmira, $6,691/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Pittsfield?
$154,860 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 280 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Pittsfield?
$5,800 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Massachusetts charges a 5.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,312, and pay covers 9.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Elmira, about 181 miles away, leaves $6,691 a month, more than Pittsfield.