State comparison · 2025
Software Developers salary: California vs Missouri
Software Developers in California earn a median of $174,410. In Missouri, $126,120. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.4% — not 38.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+38.3%
California vs Missouri
COL-adjusted gap
+13.4%
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
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
Missouri
Software Developers
- Median
- $126,120
- p25
- $97,540
- p75
- $155,010
- p10
- $72,570
- p90
- $169,340
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -51%
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.