Software developer · Springfield, MO
Software developer in Springfield: $3,724/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Springfield at $102,350 a year. About 690 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 $62,000 and the 90th is $155,750. Pay ranks 315th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($865/mo). Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,724 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Memphis, about 248 miles away, at $5,136 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,724
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$102,350
$62,000 to $155,750
Rent (1 bd)
$865
$1,030 (2 bd)
Employment
690
Location quotient 0.28
Pay rank
315th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $102,350.
- Taxes$2,154
- Rent$865
- Other living costs$1,786
- Left over$3,724
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $102,350
- Federal income tax
- −$14,131
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,830
- State income tax (MO)
- −$3,884
- Take-home pay
- $76,506
- Effective tax rate
- 25.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $865
- Groceries
- $350
- Getting around
- $518
- Healthcare
- $394
- Utilities and internet
- $219
- Everything else
- $306
- Total spending
- $2,651
Left over each month
$8,529 gross, minus $2,154 in tax and $2,651 in living costs.
$3,724
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Memphis, $5,136/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Springfield?
$102,350 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 690 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Springfield?
$3,724 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $865, and pay covers 9.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Memphis, about 248 miles away, leaves $5,136 a month, more than Springfield.