State comparison · 2025
Software Developers salary: Arkansas vs New York
Software Developers in New York earn a median of $166,180. In Arkansas, $104,490. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.9% — not 37.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-37.1%
Arkansas vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-21.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arkansas
Software Developers
- Median
- $104,490
- p25
- $81,480
- p75
- $127,740
- p10
- $60,570
- p90
- $162,380
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 86.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -63%
New York
Software Developers
- Median
- $166,180
- p25
- $127,160
- p75
- $205,540
- p10
- $97,430
- p90
- $224,590
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -45%
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.