State comparison · 2025
Software Developers salary: Florida vs Washington
Software Developers in Washington earn a median of $166,540. In Florida, $130,980. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.6% — not 21.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-21.4%
Florida vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-18.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Florida
Software Developers
- Median
- $130,980
- p25
- $101,970
- p75
- $164,800
- p10
- $80,050
- p90
- $204,400
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -40%
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.