State comparison · 2025
Software Developers salary: Idaho vs Washington
Software Developers in Washington earn a median of $166,540. In Idaho, $131,590. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.5% — not 21%.
Nominal pay gap
-21%
Idaho vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-11.5%
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%
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.