State comparison · 2025
Software Developers salary: District of Columbia vs Washington
Software Developers in Washington earn a median of $166,540. In District of Columbia, $136,880. After cost-of-living, the gap is 20% — not 17.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-17.8%
District of Columbia vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-20%
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%
Washington
Software Developers
- Median
- $166,540
- p25
- $132,290
- p75
- $211,860
- p10
- $96,810
- p90
- $255,350
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
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.