State comparison · 2025
Software Developers salary: California vs Florida
Software Developers in California earn a median of $174,410. In Florida, $130,980. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.4% — not 33.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+33.2%
California vs Florida
COL-adjusted gap
+24.4%
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
Florida
Software Developers
- Median
- $130,980
- p25
- $101,970
- p75
- $164,800
- p10
- $80,050
- p90
- $204,400
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -40%
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.