State comparison · 2025
Software Developers salary: California vs New Hampshire
Software Developers in California earn a median of $174,410. In New Hampshire, $139,720. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.5% — not 24.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+24.8%
California vs New Hampshire
COL-adjusted gap
+17.5%
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%
New Hampshire
Software Developers
- Median
- $139,720
- p25
- $107,240
- p75
- $167,880
- p10
- $92,510
- p90
- $205,370
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 104.2
- 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.