State comparison · 2025
Software Developers salary: California vs Rhode Island
Software Developers in California earn a median of $174,410. In Rhode Island, $130,590. After cost-of-living, the gap is 23.4% — not 33.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+33.6%
California vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
+23.4%
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%
Rhode Island
Software Developers
- Median
- $130,590
- p25
- $101,640
- p75
- $154,040
- p10
- $83,540
- p90
- $168,630
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -19%
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.