Software developer · Weirton, WV
Software developer in Weirton: $4,628/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Weirton at $118,130 a year. About 50 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.12). The 10th percentile is $74,770 and the 90th is $180,280. Pay ranks 204th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 16.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($594/mo). West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,628 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Elmira, about 238 miles away, at $6,691 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,628
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$118,130
$74,770 to $180,280
Rent (1 bd)
$594
$707 (2 bd)
Employment
50
Location quotient 0.12
Pay rank
204th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
16.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $118,130.
- Taxes$2,625
- Rent$594
- Other living costs$1,998
- Left over$4,628
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $118,130
- Federal income tax
- −$17,603
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,037
- State income tax (WV)
- −$4,855
- Take-home pay
- $86,635
- Effective tax rate
- 26.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $594
- Groceries
- $390
- Getting around
- $583
- Healthcare
- $439
- Utilities and internet
- $244
- Everything else
- $342
- Total spending
- $2,592
Left over each month
$9,844 gross, minus $2,625 in tax and $2,592 in living costs.
$4,628
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Elmira, $6,691/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Weirton?
$118,130 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 50 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Weirton?
$4,628 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $594, and pay covers 16.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Elmira, about 238 miles away, leaves $6,691 a month, more than Weirton.