State comparison · 2025
Software Developers salary: Arkansas vs Washington
Software Developers in Washington earn a median of $166,540. In Arkansas, $104,490. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22.7% — not 37.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-37.3%
Arkansas vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-22.7%
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%
Washington
Software Developers
- Median
- $166,540
- p25
- $132,290
- p75
- $211,860
- p10
- $96,810
- p90
- $255,350
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
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.