Software developer · Wichita, KS
Software developer in Wichita: $3,764/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Wichita at $105,980 a year. About 2,040 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.61). The 10th percentile is $62,860 and the 90th is $152,500. Pay ranks 281st-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($857/mo). Kansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,764 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Oklahoma City, about 153 miles away, at $4,617 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,764
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$105,980
$62,860 to $152,500
Rent (1 bd)
$857
$1,020 (2 bd)
Employment
2,040
Location quotient 0.61
Pay rank
281st of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
10.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $105,980.
- Taxes$2,389
- Rent$857
- Other living costs$1,822
- Left over$3,764
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $105,980
- Federal income tax
- −$14,930
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,107
- State income tax (KS)
- −$5,625
- Take-home pay
- $77,318
- Effective tax rate
- 27.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $857
- Groceries
- $353
- Getting around
- $543
- Healthcare
- $397
- Utilities and internet
- $221
- Everything else
- $309
- Total spending
- $2,679
Left over each month
$8,832 gross, minus $2,389 in tax and $2,679 in living costs.
$3,764
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Oklahoma City, $4,617/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Wichita?
$105,980 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,040 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Wichita?
$3,764 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Kansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $857, and pay covers 10.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Oklahoma City, about 153 miles away, leaves $4,617 a month, more than Wichita.