Software Developers salary in Evansville, IN

Median pay for software developers in Evansville, IN: $98,140/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $59,600 – $140,100 · about 300 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($111,055) by −$12,915 (-12%).

What it's really worth in Evansville

With Evansville's cost of living at 90 (US=100), that $98,140 has the buying power of about $109,047 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $64,084 · median home $226,753 · median rent $1,087/mo.

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How Evansville ranks for this job

On raw pay, Evansville, IN is 167th of the 186 metros we hold software developers wages for. Once Evansville's cost of living is applied, it ranks 149th.

Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Evansville sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.

What that salary buys in Evansville

A median home in Evansville, IN costs $226,753 — about 2.3× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,087/mo works out at 13% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where software developers earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Evansville.

Metro	Median pay	vs Evansville	Rent vs Evansville
San Jose, CA	$199,100	+103%	3.3×
San Francisco, CA	$172,340	+76%	3×
Seattle, WA	$167,030	+70%	2.1×
Santa Maria, CA	$154,200	+57%	3.1×

Same job elsewhere in IN

Metro	Median pay	vs Evansville	Rent vs Evansville
Indianapolis, IN	$106,740	+9%	1.4×
South Bend, IN	$102,220	+4%	1.2×
Fort Wayne, IN	$101,280	+3%	1.2×

Staying in IN keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

Who hires software developers around Evansville

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• Old National Bank · Finance

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