Software developer · Spokane, WA
Software developer in Spokane: $5,238/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Spokane at $130,690 a year. About 1,840 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.66). The 10th percentile is $80,670 and the 90th is $201,620. Pay ranks 69th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,187/mo). Washington has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,238 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Seattle, about 197 miles away, at $6,535 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,238
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$130,690
$80,670 to $201,620
Rent (1 bd)
$1,187
$1,413 (2 bd)
Employment
1,840
Location quotient 0.66
Pay rank
69th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $130,690.
- Taxes$2,551
- Rent$1,187
- Other living costs$1,915
- Left over$5,238
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $130,690
- Federal income tax
- −$20,613
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,998
- State income tax (WA)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $100,080
- Effective tax rate
- 23.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,187
- Groceries
- $380
- Getting around
- $538
- Healthcare
- $428
- Utilities and internet
- $238
- Everything else
- $333
- Total spending
- $3,102
Left over each month
$10,891 gross, minus $2,551 in tax and $3,102 in living costs.
$5,238
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Seattle, $6,535/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Spokane?
$130,690 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 Spokane?
$5,238 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Washington has no state income tax Rent is $1,187, and pay covers 9.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Seattle, about 197 miles away, leaves $6,535 a month, more than Spokane.