Software developer · Wausau, WI
Software developer in Wausau: $3,479/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Wausau at $98,650 a year. About 190 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.25). The 10th percentile is $64,390 and the 90th is $153,260. Pay ranks 352nd-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 11.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($748/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,479 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Rochester, about 143 miles away, at $4,836 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,479
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$98,650
$64,390 to $153,260
Rent (1 bd)
$748
$890 (2 bd)
Employment
190
Location quotient 0.25
Pay rank
352nd of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
11.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $98,650.
- Taxes$2,083
- Rent$748
- Other living costs$1,911
- Left over$3,479
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $98,650
- Federal income tax
- −$13,317
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,547
- State income tax (WI)
- −$4,131
- Take-home pay
- $73,655
- Effective tax rate
- 25.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $748
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $542
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,659
Left over each month
$8,221 gross, minus $2,083 in tax and $2,659 in living costs.
$3,479
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Rochester, $4,836/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Wausau?
$98,650 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 190 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Wausau?
$3,479 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $748, and pay covers 11.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Rochester, about 143 miles away, leaves $4,836 a month, more than Wausau.