State comparison · 2025
Software Developers salary: California vs Mississippi
Software Developers in California earn a median of $174,410. In Mississippi, $95,330. After cost-of-living, the gap is 43.8% — not 83%.
Nominal pay gap
+83%
California vs Mississippi
COL-adjusted gap
+43.8%
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%
Mississippi
Software Developers
- Median
- $95,330
- p25
- $70,030
- p75
- $127,570
- p10
- $44,700
- p90
- $158,300
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -36%
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.