Software developer · St. Joseph, MO
Software developer in St. Joseph: $3,600/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in St. Joseph at $98,570 a year. About 90 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 $68,830 and the 90th is $157,050. Pay ranks 353rd-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($754/mo). Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,600 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Ames, about 162 miles away, at $5,429 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,600
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$98,570
$68,830 to $157,050
Rent (1 bd)
$754
$898 (2 bd)
Employment
90
Location quotient 0.15
Pay rank
353rd of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
10.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $98,570.
- Taxes$2,045
- Rent$754
- Other living costs$1,815
- Left over$3,600
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $98,570
- Federal income tax
- −$13,299
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,541
- State income tax (MO)
- −$3,706
- Take-home pay
- $74,024
- Effective tax rate
- 24.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $754
- Groceries
- $350
- Getting around
- $547
- Healthcare
- $394
- Utilities and internet
- $219
- Everything else
- $306
- Total spending
- $2,569
Left over each month
$8,214 gross, minus $2,045 in tax and $2,569 in living costs.
$3,600
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Ames, $5,429/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in St. Joseph?
$98,570 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 90 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in St. Joseph?
$3,600 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $754, and pay covers 10.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Ames, about 162 miles away, leaves $5,429 a month, more than St. Joseph.