State comparison · 2025
Software Developers salary: California vs Ohio
Software Developers in California earn a median of $174,410. In Ohio, $114,090. After cost-of-living, the gap is 28.2% — not 52.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+52.9%
California vs Ohio
COL-adjusted gap
+28.2%
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%
Ohio
Software Developers
- Median
- $114,090
- p25
- $96,200
- p75
- $135,490
- p10
- $77,790
- p90
- $168,400
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -34%
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.