Software Developers salary in Youngstown, OH

Median pay for software developers in Youngstown, OH: $98,660/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $58,130 – $152,210 · about 340 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($111,055) by −$12,395 (-11%).

What it's really worth in Youngstown

With Youngstown's cost of living at 86 (US=100), that $98,660 has the buying power of about $114,863 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $54,650 · median home $175,405 · median rent $1,030/mo.

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How Youngstown ranks for this job

On raw pay, Youngstown, OH is 165th of the 186 metros we hold software developers wages for. Once Youngstown's cost of living is applied, it ranks 109th.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Youngstown is one of the places where software developers gain ground in real terms, because local costs are low relative to what the job pays.

What that salary buys in Youngstown

A median home in Youngstown, OH costs $175,405 — about 1.8× 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 $1,030/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 Youngstown.

Metro	Median pay	vs Youngstown	Rent vs Youngstown
San Jose, CA	$199,100	+102%	3.5×
San Francisco, CA	$172,340	+75%	3.2×
Seattle, WA	$167,030	+69%	2.2×
Santa Maria, CA	$154,200	+56%	3.2×

Same job elsewhere in OH

Metro	Median pay	vs Youngstown	Rent vs Youngstown
Columbus, OH	$114,330	+16%	1.5×
Cincinnati, OH	$107,890	+9%	1.5×
Cleveland, OH	$105,790	+7%	1.4×
Akron, OH	$104,450	+6%	1.2×

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

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