Software developer · Seattle, WA
Software developer in Seattle: $6,578/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Seattle at $167,280 a year. About 92,770 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 4.10). The 10th percentile is $99,190 and the 90th is $257,960. Pay ranks 3rd-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,758/mo). Washington has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $6,578 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Bremerton is the strongest other metro for this job ($5,607 left over a month), and Seattle still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$6,578
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$167,280
$99,190 to $257,960
Rent (1 bd)
$1,758
$2,093 (2 bd)
Employment
92,770
Location quotient 4.10
Pay rank
3rd of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $167,280.
- Taxes$3,473
- Rent$1,758
- Other$2,131
- Left$6,578
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $167,280
- Federal income tax
- −$28,881
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$12,797
- State income tax (WA)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $125,602
- Effective tax rate
- 24.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,758
- Groceries
- $452
- Getting around
- $493
- Healthcare
- $508
- Utilities and internet
- $283
- Everything else
- $395
- Total spending
- $3,889
After tax and rent
$6,578 left/mo
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Bremerton, $5,607/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Seattle?
$167,280 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 92,770 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Seattle?
$6,578 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Washington has no state income tax Rent is $1,758, and pay covers 7.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Seattle leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Bremerton at $5,607 a month.