Software developer · Yakima, WA
Software developer in Yakima: $4,228/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Yakima at $115,170 a year. About 170 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.16). The 10th percentile is $63,810 and the 90th is $192,780. Pay ranks 224th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($991/mo). Washington has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,228 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Seattle, about 87 miles away, at $6,535 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,228
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$115,170
$63,810 to $192,780
Rent (1 bd)
$991
$1,180 (2 bd)
Employment
170
Location quotient 0.16
Pay rank
224th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $115,170.
- Taxes$2,147
- Rent$991
- Other living costs$2,232
- Left over$4,228
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $115,170
- Federal income tax
- −$16,951
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,811
- State income tax (WA)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $89,408
- Effective tax rate
- 22.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $991
- Groceries
- $430
- Getting around
- $675
- Healthcare
- $483
- Utilities and internet
- $269
- Everything else
- $376
- Total spending
- $3,223
Left over each month
$9,598 gross, minus $2,147 in tax and $3,223 in living costs.
$4,228
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 Yakima?
$115,170 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 170 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Yakima?
$4,228 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Washington has no state income tax Rent is $991, and pay covers 9.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Seattle, about 87 miles away, leaves $6,535 a month, more than Yakima.