Software developer · Rockford, IL
Software developer in Rockford: $3,694/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Rockford at $107,640 a year. About 380 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.25). The 10th percentile is $69,020 and the 90th is $165,040. Pay ranks 265th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($940/mo). Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,694 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Ames, about 239 miles away, at $5,429 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,694
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$107,640
$69,020 to $165,040
Rent (1 bd)
$940
$1,119 (2 bd)
Employment
380
Location quotient 0.25
Pay rank
265th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $107,640.
- Taxes$2,393
- Rent$940
- Other living costs$1,943
- Left over$3,694
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $107,640
- Federal income tax
- −$15,295
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,234
- State income tax (IL)
- −$5,191
- Take-home pay
- $78,920
- Effective tax rate
- 26.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $940
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $575
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,883
Left over each month
$8,970 gross, minus $2,393 in tax and $2,883 in living costs.
$3,694
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 Rockford?
$107,640 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 380 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Rockford?
$3,694 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax Rent is $940, and pay covers 9.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Ames, about 239 miles away, leaves $5,429 a month, more than Rockford.