Software developer · Portland, ME
Software developer in Portland: $3,726/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Portland at $128,710 a year. About 1,460 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.47). The 10th percentile is $83,760 and the 90th is $185,130. Pay ranks 98th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,867/mo). Maine taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,726 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Manchester, about 83 miles away, at $6,278 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,726
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$128,710
$83,760 to $185,130
Rent (1 bd)
$1,867
$2,223 (2 bd)
Employment
1,460
Location quotient 0.47
Pay rank
98th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $128,710.
- Taxes$3,136
- Rent$1,867
- Other living costs$1,997
- Left over$3,726
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $128,710
- Federal income tax
- −$20,137
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,846
- State income tax (ME)
- −$7,650
- Take-home pay
- $91,076
- Effective tax rate
- 29.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,867
- Groceries
- $410
- Getting around
- $510
- Healthcare
- $462
- Utilities and internet
- $257
- Everything else
- $359
- Total spending
- $3,864
Left over each month
$10,726 gross, minus $3,136 in tax and $3,864 in living costs.
$3,726
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Manchester, $6,278/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Portland?
$128,710 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,460 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Portland?
$3,726 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Maine taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,867, and pay covers 5.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Manchester, about 83 miles away, leaves $6,278 a month, more than Portland.