Software developer · Youngstown, OH

Software developer in Youngstown: $3,986/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Youngstown at $107,990 a year. About 260 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.15). The 10th percentile is $68,070 and the 90th is $167,340. Pay ranks 260th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 12.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($741/mo). Ohio taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 2.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,986 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Elmira, about 217 miles away, at $6,691 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,986

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$107,990

$68,070 to $167,340

Rent (1 bd)

$741

$882 (2 bd)

Employment

260

Location quotient 0.15

Pay rank

260th of 375

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

12.1×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $107,990.

Taxes$2,342
Rent$741
Other living costs$1,930
Left over$3,986

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $107,990
Federal income tax: −$15,372
Social Security and Medicare: −$8,261
State income tax (OH): −$2,313
City / county wage tax: −$2,160
Take-home pay: $79,884
Effective tax rate: 26.0%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $741
Groceries: $375
Getting around: $571
Healthcare: $422
Utilities and internet: $234
Everything else: $328
Total spending: $2,671

Left over each month

$8,999 gross, minus $2,342 in tax and $2,671 in living costs.

$3,986

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 Youngstown?

$107,990 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 260 software developer jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Youngstown?

$3,986 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Ohio taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 2.00% city wage tax Rent is $741, and pay covers 12.1× a year of it.

Where nearby would a software developer keep more?

Elmira, about 217 miles away, leaves $6,691 a month, more than Youngstown.