Software developer · Springfield, OH
Software developer in Springfield: $4,447/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Springfield at $118,150 a year. About 80 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.15). The 10th percentile is $73,260 and the 90th is $155,520. Pay ranks 203rd-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 11.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($829/mo). Ohio taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 2.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,447 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kokomo, about 129 miles away, at $5,211 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,447
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$118,150
$73,260 to $155,520
Rent (1 bd)
$829
$987 (2 bd)
Employment
80
Location quotient 0.15
Pay rank
203rd of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
11.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $118,150.
- Taxes$2,640
- Rent$829
- Other living costs$1,930
- Left over$4,447
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $118,150
- Federal income tax
- −$17,607
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,038
- State income tax (OH)
- −$2,669
- City / county wage tax
- −$2,363
- Take-home pay
- $86,473
- Effective tax rate
- 26.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $829
- Groceries
- $375
- Getting around
- $571
- Healthcare
- $422
- Utilities and internet
- $234
- Everything else
- $328
- Total spending
- $2,759
Left over each month
$9,846 gross, minus $2,640 in tax and $2,759 in living costs.
$4,447
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?
$118,150 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 80 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Springfield?
$4,447 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Ohio taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 2.00% city wage tax Rent is $829, and pay covers 11.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Kokomo, about 129 miles away, leaves $5,211 a month, more than Springfield.