Software developer · Topeka, KS
Software developer in Topeka: $3,936/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Topeka at $111,870 a year. About 1,500 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.19). The 10th percentile is $67,000 and the 90th is $158,210. Pay ranks 240th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,022/mo). Kansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,936 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Ames, about 235 miles away, at $5,429 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,936
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$111,870
$67,000 to $158,210
Rent (1 bd)
$1,022
$1,217 (2 bd)
Employment
1,500
Location quotient 1.19
Pay rank
240th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $111,870.
- Taxes$2,561
- Rent$1,022
- Other living costs$1,803
- Left over$3,936
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $111,870
- Federal income tax
- −$16,225
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,558
- State income tax (KS)
- −$5,954
- Take-home pay
- $81,133
- Effective tax rate
- 27.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,022
- Groceries
- $353
- Getting around
- $524
- Healthcare
- $397
- Utilities and internet
- $221
- Everything else
- $309
- Total spending
- $2,825
Left over each month
$9,323 gross, minus $2,561 in tax and $2,825 in living costs.
$3,936
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 Topeka?
$111,870 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,500 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Topeka?
$3,936 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Kansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,022, and pay covers 9.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Ames, about 235 miles away, leaves $5,429 a month, more than Topeka.