Software developer · Sioux City, IA
Software developer in Sioux City: $3,456/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Sioux City at $101,150 a year. About 230 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.28). The 10th percentile is $72,170 and the 90th is $139,990. Pay ranks 334th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,089/mo). Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,456 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Ames, about 138 miles away, at $5,429 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,456
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$101,150
$72,170 to $139,990
Rent (1 bd)
$1,089
$1,296 (2 bd)
Employment
230
Location quotient 0.28
Pay rank
334th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $101,150.
- Taxes$2,074
- Rent$1,089
- Other living costs$1,810
- Left over$3,456
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $101,150
- Federal income tax
- −$13,867
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,738
- State income tax (IA)
- −$3,289
- Take-home pay
- $76,256
- Effective tax rate
- 24.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,089
- Groceries
- $348
- Getting around
- $547
- Healthcare
- $392
- Utilities and internet
- $218
- Everything else
- $305
- Total spending
- $2,899
Left over each month
$8,429 gross, minus $2,074 in tax and $2,899 in living costs.
$3,456
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 Sioux City?
$101,150 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 230 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Sioux City?
$3,456 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax Rent is $1,089, and pay covers 7.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Ames, about 138 miles away, leaves $5,429 a month, more than Sioux City.