Software developer · Pueblo, CO
Software developer in Pueblo: $4,502/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Pueblo at $122,780 a year. About 150 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 $74,370 and the 90th is $196,500. Pay ranks 168th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($979/mo). Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,502 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Boulder, about 142 miles away, at $6,319 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,502
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$122,780
$74,370 to $196,500
Rent (1 bd)
$979
$1,165 (2 bd)
Employment
150
Location quotient 0.23
Pay rank
168th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
10.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $122,780.
- Taxes$2,739
- Rent$979
- Other living costs$2,012
- Left over$4,502
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $122,780
- Federal income tax
- −$18,714
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,393
- State income tax (CO)
- −$4,760
- Take-home pay
- $89,913
- Effective tax rate
- 26.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $979
- Groceries
- $389
- Getting around
- $601
- Healthcare
- $438
- Utilities and internet
- $243
- Everything else
- $341
- Total spending
- $2,991
Left over each month
$10,232 gross, minus $2,739 in tax and $2,991 in living costs.
$4,502
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Boulder, $6,319/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Pueblo?
$122,780 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 150 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Pueblo?
$4,502 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $979, and pay covers 10.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Boulder, about 142 miles away, leaves $6,319 a month, more than Pueblo.