Software developer · Providence, RI
Software developer in Providence: $4,192/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Providence at $130,690 a year. About 5,020 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.65). The 10th percentile is $84,130 and the 90th is $172,090. Pay ranks 69th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,740/mo). Rhode Island taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,192 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Manchester, about 86 miles away, at $6,278 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,192
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$130,690
$84,130 to $172,090
Rent (1 bd)
$1,740
$2,072 (2 bd)
Employment
5,020
Location quotient 0.65
Pay rank
69th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $130,690.
- Taxes$2,960
- Rent$1,740
- Other living costs$1,999
- Left over$4,192
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $130,690
- Federal income tax
- −$20,613
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,998
- State income tax (RI)
- −$4,908
- Take-home pay
- $95,172
- Effective tax rate
- 27.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,740
- Groceries
- $416
- Getting around
- $491
- Healthcare
- $468
- Utilities and internet
- $260
- Everything else
- $364
- Total spending
- $3,739
Left over each month
$10,891 gross, minus $2,960 in tax and $3,739 in living costs.
$4,192
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 Providence?
$130,690 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 5,020 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Providence?
$4,192 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Rhode Island taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,740, and pay covers 6.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Manchester, about 86 miles away, leaves $6,278 a month, more than Providence.