Software developer · Wenatchee, WA
Software developer in Wenatchee: $4,868/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Wenatchee at $131,970 a year. About 160 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.29). The 10th percentile is $80,240 and the 90th is $196,970. Pay ranks 57th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,386/mo). Washington has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,868 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Seattle, about 75 miles away, at $6,535 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,868
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$131,970
$80,240 to $196,970
Rent (1 bd)
$1,386
$1,650 (2 bd)
Employment
160
Location quotient 0.29
Pay rank
57th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $131,970.
- Taxes$2,585
- Rent$1,386
- Other living costs$2,159
- Left over$4,868
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $131,970
- Federal income tax
- −$20,920
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,096
- State income tax (WA)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $100,954
- Effective tax rate
- 23.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,386
- Groceries
- $430
- Getting around
- $602
- Healthcare
- $483
- Utilities and internet
- $269
- Everything else
- $376
- Total spending
- $3,545
Left over each month
$10,998 gross, minus $2,585 in tax and $3,545 in living costs.
$4,868
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Seattle, $6,535/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Wenatchee?
$131,970 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 160 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Wenatchee?
$4,868 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Washington has no state income tax Rent is $1,386, and pay covers 7.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Seattle, about 75 miles away, leaves $6,535 a month, more than Wenatchee.