Software developer · Rochester, MN
Software developer in Rochester: $4,836/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Rochester at $134,450 a year. About 1,840 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.38). The 10th percentile is $104,300 and the 90th is $170,860. Pay ranks 32nd-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,330/mo). Minnesota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,836 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Ames, about 149 miles away, at $5,429 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,836
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$134,450
$104,300 to $170,860
Rent (1 bd)
$1,330
$1,583 (2 bd)
Employment
1,840
Location quotient 1.38
Pay rank
32nd of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $134,450.
- Taxes$3,301
- Rent$1,330
- Other living costs$1,737
- Left over$4,836
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $134,450
- Federal income tax
- −$21,515
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,285
- State income tax (MN)
- −$7,815
- Take-home pay
- $94,835
- Effective tax rate
- 29.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,330
- Groceries
- $352
- Getting around
- $461
- Healthcare
- $396
- Utilities and internet
- $220
- Everything else
- $308
- Total spending
- $3,067
Left over each month
$11,204 gross, minus $3,301 in tax and $3,067 in living costs.
$4,836
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Ames, $5,429/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Rochester?
$134,450 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,840 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Rochester?
$4,836 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Minnesota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,330, and pay covers 8.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Ames, about 149 miles away, leaves $5,429 a month, more than Rochester.