State comparison · 2025
Software Developers salary: California vs Minnesota
Software Developers in California earn a median of $174,410. In Minnesota, $130,050. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.5% — not 34.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+34.1%
California vs Minnesota
COL-adjusted gap
+19.5%
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%
Minnesota
Software Developers
- Median
- $130,050
- p25
- $101,670
- p75
- $156,750
- p10
- $79,900
- p90
- $169,810
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.6
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -35%
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.