State comparison · 2025
Software Developers salary: Iowa vs Washington
Software Developers in Washington earn a median of $166,540. In Iowa, $114,890. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.9% — not 31%.
Nominal pay gap
-31%
Iowa vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-15.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Iowa
Software Developers
- Median
- $114,890
- p25
- $95,600
- p75
- $137,090
- p10
- $74,390
- p90
- $165,880
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -42%
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.