Software developer · Springfield, IL
Software developer in Springfield: $3,596/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Springfield at $104,550 a year. About 660 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.60). The 10th percentile is $66,760 and the 90th is $163,760. Pay ranks 294th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($904/mo). Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,596 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kokomo, about 194 miles away, at $5,211 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,596
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$104,550
$66,760 to $163,760
Rent (1 bd)
$904
$1,076 (2 bd)
Employment
660
Location quotient 0.60
Pay rank
294th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $104,550.
- Taxes$2,304
- Rent$904
- Other living costs$1,908
- Left over$3,596
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $104,550
- Federal income tax
- −$14,615
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,998
- State income tax (IL)
- −$5,038
- Take-home pay
- $76,899
- Effective tax rate
- 26.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $904
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $539
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,812
Left over each month
$8,713 gross, minus $2,304 in tax and $2,812 in living costs.
$3,596
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Kokomo, $5,211/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Springfield?
$104,550 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 660 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Springfield?
$3,596 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax Rent is $904, and pay covers 9.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Kokomo, about 194 miles away, leaves $5,211 a month, more than Springfield.