State comparison · 2025
Software Developers salary: District of Columbia vs New York
Software Developers in New York earn a median of $166,180. In District of Columbia, $136,880. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.1% — not 17.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-17.6%
District of Columbia vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-19.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Software Developers
- Median
- $136,880
- p25
- $117,120
- p75
- $169,580
- p10
- $85,140
- p90
- $197,000
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -43%
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)
- -45%
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.