Software developer · Wheeling, WV
Software developer in Wheeling: $4,181/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Wheeling at $112,340 a year. About 60 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.09). The 10th percentile is $57,610 and the 90th is $164,810. Pay ranks 239th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 13.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($693/mo). West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,181 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Jackson, about 243 miles away, at $4,933 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,181
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$112,340
$57,610 to $164,810
Rent (1 bd)
$693
$825 (2 bd)
Employment
60
Location quotient 0.09
Pay rank
239th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
13.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $112,340.
- Taxes$2,458
- Rent$693
- Other living costs$2,029
- Left over$4,181
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $112,340
- Federal income tax
- −$16,329
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,594
- State income tax (WV)
- −$4,576
- Take-home pay
- $82,841
- Effective tax rate
- 26.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $693
- Groceries
- $390
- Getting around
- $613
- Healthcare
- $439
- Utilities and internet
- $244
- Everything else
- $342
- Total spending
- $2,722
Left over each month
$9,362 gross, minus $2,458 in tax and $2,722 in living costs.
$4,181
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Jackson, $4,933/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Wheeling?
$112,340 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 60 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Wheeling?
$4,181 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $693, and pay covers 13.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Jackson, about 243 miles away, leaves $4,933 a month, more than Wheeling.