Software Developers salary in Toledo, OH

Median pay for software developers in Toledo, OH: $101,020/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $59,970 – $152,150 · about 780 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($111,055) by −$10,035 (-9%).

What it's really worth in Toledo

With Toledo's cost of living at 91 (US=100), that $101,020 has the buying power of about $111,472 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $61,620 · median home $203,726 · median rent $1,302/mo.

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How Toledo ranks for this job

On raw pay, Toledo, OH is 151st of the 186 metros we hold software developers wages for. Once Toledo's cost of living is applied, it ranks 132nd.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Toledo 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 Toledo

A median home in Toledo, OH costs $203,726 — about 2× 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 $1,302/mo works out at 15% 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 Toledo.

Metro	Median pay	vs Toledo	Rent vs Toledo
San Jose, CA	$199,100	+97%	2.8×
San Francisco, CA	$172,340	+71%	2.5×
Seattle, WA	$167,030	+65%	1.7×
Santa Maria, CA	$154,200	+53%	2.6×

Same job elsewhere in OH

Metro	Median pay	vs Toledo	Rent vs Toledo
Columbus, OH	$114,330	+13%	1.2×
Cincinnati, OH	$107,890	+7%	1.2×
Cleveland, OH	$105,790	+5%	1.1×
Akron, OH	$104,450	+3%	1×

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

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