Software developer · Worcester, MA
Software developer in Worcester: $4,952/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Worcester at $146,950 a year. About 1,800 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.47). The 10th percentile is $95,400 and the 90th is $202,790. Pay ranks 19th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,745/mo). Massachusetts charges a 5.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,952 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Elmira, about 246 miles away, at $6,691 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,952
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$146,950
$95,400 to $202,790
Rent (1 bd)
$1,745
$2,077 (2 bd)
Employment
1,800
Location quotient 0.47
Pay rank
19th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $146,950.
- Taxes$3,574
- Rent$1,745
- Other living costs$1,975
- Left over$4,952
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $146,950
- Federal income tax
- −$24,515
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$11,242
- State income tax (MA)
- −$7,128
- Take-home pay
- $104,066
- Effective tax rate
- 29.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,745
- Groceries
- $400
- Getting around
- $524
- Healthcare
- $450
- Utilities and internet
- $250
- Everything else
- $350
- Total spending
- $3,720
Left over each month
$12,246 gross, minus $3,574 in tax and $3,720 in living costs.
$4,952
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 Worcester?
$146,950 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,800 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Worcester?
$4,952 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Massachusetts charges a 5.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,745, and pay covers 7.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Elmira, about 246 miles away, leaves $6,691 a month, more than Worcester.