Software developer · Rochester, NY
Software developer in Rochester: $4,279/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Rochester at $122,770 a year. About 4,650 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.87). The 10th percentile is $79,580 and the 90th is $170,170. Pay ranks 169th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,208/mo). New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,279 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Elmira, about 82 miles away, at $6,691 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,279
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$122,770
$79,580 to $170,170
Rent (1 bd)
$1,208
$1,438 (2 bd)
Employment
4,650
Location quotient 0.87
Pay rank
169th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $122,770.
- Taxes$2,868
- Rent$1,208
- Other living costs$1,875
- Left over$4,279
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $122,770
- Federal income tax
- −$18,712
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,392
- State income tax (NY)
- −$6,318
- Take-home pay
- $88,348
- Effective tax rate
- 28.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,208
- Groceries
- $372
- Getting around
- $526
- Healthcare
- $419
- Utilities and internet
- $233
- Everything else
- $326
- Total spending
- $3,083
Left over each month
$10,231 gross, minus $2,868 in tax and $3,083 in living costs.
$4,279
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Elmira, $6,691/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Rochester?
$122,770 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 4,650 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Rochester?
$4,279 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,208, and pay covers 8.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Elmira, about 82 miles away, leaves $6,691 a month, more than Rochester.