State comparison · 2025
Software Developers salary: California vs Oklahoma
Software Developers in California earn a median of $174,410. In Oklahoma, $118,100. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.1% — not 47.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+47.7%
California vs Oklahoma
COL-adjusted gap
+17.1%
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%
Oklahoma
Software Developers
- Median
- $118,100
- p25
- $94,360
- p75
- $138,940
- p10
- $75,190
- p90
- $169,700
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -35%
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.