State comparison · 2025
Software Developers salary: California vs Connecticut
Software Developers in California earn a median of $174,410. In Connecticut, $134,120. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.7% — not 30%.
Nominal pay gap
+30%
California vs Connecticut
COL-adjusted gap
+21.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Software Developers
- Median
- $174,410
- p25
- $136,990
- p75
- $216,670
- p10
- $105,060
- p90
- $272,670
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
Connecticut
Software Developers
- Median
- $134,120
- p25
- $105,750
- p75
- $166,440
- p10
- $85,930
- p90
- $205,160
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.6
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -32%
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.