State comparison · 2025
Software Developers salary: California vs New York
Software Developers in California earn a median of $174,410. In New York, $166,180. After cost-of-living, the gap is 2.3% — not 5%.
Nominal pay gap
+5%
California vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
+2.3%
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
New York
Software Developers
- Median
- $166,180
- p25
- $127,160
- p75
- $205,540
- p10
- $97,430
- p90
- $224,590
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -33%
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.