State comparison · 2025
Software Developers salary: Hawaii vs New York
Software Developers in New York earn a median of $166,180. In Hawaii, $124,040. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26.8% — not 25.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-25.4%
Hawaii vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-26.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Hawaii
Software Developers
- Median
- $124,040
- p25
- $82,830
- p75
- $170,970
- p10
- $64,690
- p90
- $238,930
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +13%
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.