Software developer · Racine, WI
Software developer in Racine: $3,185/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Racine at $101,220 a year. About 300 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.37). The 10th percentile is $68,770 and the 90th is $159,860. Pay ranks 333rd-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,162/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,185 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kokomo, about 180 miles away, at $5,211 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,185
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$101,220
$68,770 to $159,860
Rent (1 bd)
$1,162
$1,383 (2 bd)
Employment
300
Location quotient 0.37
Pay rank
333rd of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $101,220.
- Taxes$2,158
- Rent$1,162
- Other living costs$1,930
- Left over$3,185
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $101,220
- Federal income tax
- −$13,882
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,743
- State income tax (WI)
- −$4,267
- Take-home pay
- $75,327
- Effective tax rate
- 25.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,162
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $561
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $3,092
Left over each month
$8,435 gross, minus $2,158 in tax and $3,092 in living costs.
$3,185
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Kokomo, $5,211/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Racine?
$101,220 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 300 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Racine?
$3,185 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,162, and pay covers 7.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Kokomo, about 180 miles away, leaves $5,211 a month, more than Racine.