State comparison · 2025
Software Developers salary: California vs Maine
Software Developers in California earn a median of $174,410. In Maine, $123,120. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.3% — not 41.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+41.7%
California vs Maine
COL-adjusted gap
+24.3%
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%
Maine
Software Developers
- Median
- $123,120
- p25
- $99,200
- p75
- $163,150
- p10
- $82,930
- p90
- $179,990
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -30%
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.