State comparison · 2025
Software Developers salary: Idaho vs New York
Software Developers in New York earn a median of $166,180. In Idaho, $131,590. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.5% — not 20.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-20.8%
Idaho vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-10.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Idaho
Software Developers
- Median
- $131,590
- p25
- $93,740
- p75
- $160,570
- p10
- $71,030
- p90
- $178,980
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 95.5
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -64%
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.