Software developer · Pocatello, ID
Software developer in Pocatello: $4,375/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Pocatello at $119,430 a year. About 90 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.23). The 10th percentile is $76,010 and the 90th is $167,630. Pay ranks 198th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 11.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($875/mo). Idaho charges a 5.70% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,375 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Provo, about 195 miles away, at $4,682 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,375
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$119,430
$76,010 to $167,630
Rent (1 bd)
$875
$1,042 (2 bd)
Employment
90
Location quotient 0.23
Pay rank
198th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
11.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $119,430.
- Taxes$2,751
- Rent$875
- Other living costs$1,951
- Left over$4,375
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $119,430
- Federal income tax
- −$17,910
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,136
- State income tax (ID)
- −$5,970
- Take-home pay
- $86,413
- Effective tax rate
- 27.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $875
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $549
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $2,826
Left over each month
$9,953 gross, minus $2,751 in tax and $2,826 in living costs.
$4,375
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Provo, $4,682/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Pocatello?
$119,430 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 Pocatello?
$4,375 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Idaho charges a 5.70% flat income tax Rent is $875, and pay covers 11.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Provo, about 195 miles away, leaves $4,682 a month, more than Pocatello.