State comparison · 2025
Software Developers salary: California vs Delaware
Software Developers in California earn a median of $174,410. In Delaware, $133,020. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.2% — not 31.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+31.1%
California vs Delaware
COL-adjusted gap
+18.2%
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%
Delaware
Software Developers
- Median
- $133,020
- p25
- $113,600
- p75
- $164,640
- p10
- $96,620
- p90
- $174,390
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 99.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -23%
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.