Software developer · Springfield, MA
Software developer in Springfield: $4,099/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Springfield at $127,740 a year. About 650 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.30). The 10th percentile is $93,370 and the 90th is $175,280. Pay ranks 110th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,528/mo). Massachusetts charges a 5.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,099 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Elmira, about 211 miles away, at $6,691 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,099
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$127,740
$93,370 to $175,280
Rent (1 bd)
$1,528
$1,819 (2 bd)
Employment
650
Location quotient 0.30
Pay rank
110th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $127,740.
- Taxes$2,987
- Rent$1,528
- Other living costs$2,031
- Left over$4,099
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $127,740
- Federal income tax
- −$19,905
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,772
- State income tax (MA)
- −$6,167
- Take-home pay
- $91,896
- Effective tax rate
- 28.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,528
- Groceries
- $400
- Getting around
- $580
- Healthcare
- $450
- Utilities and internet
- $250
- Everything else
- $350
- Total spending
- $3,559
Left over each month
$10,645 gross, minus $2,987 in tax and $3,559 in living costs.
$4,099
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Elmira, $6,691/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Springfield?
$127,740 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 650 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Springfield?
$4,099 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Massachusetts charges a 5.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,528, and pay covers 7.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Elmira, about 211 miles away, leaves $6,691 a month, more than Springfield.