State comparison · 2025
Software Developers salary: California vs West Virginia
Software Developers in California earn a median of $174,410. In West Virginia, $121,000. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.5% — not 44.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+44.1%
California vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+16.5%
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%
West Virginia
Software Developers
- Median
- $121,000
- p25
- $82,700
- p75
- $142,610
- p10
- $60,480
- p90
- $168,620
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -29%
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.