State comparison · 2025
Software Developers salary: California vs District of Columbia
Software Developers in California earn a median of $174,410. In District of Columbia, $136,880. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26.5% — not 27.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+27.4%
California vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
+26.5%
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%
District of Columbia
Software Developers
- Median
- $136,880
- p25
- $117,120
- p75
- $169,580
- p10
- $85,140
- p90
- $197,000
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -43%
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.