State comparison · 2025
Software Developers salary: Michigan vs Washington
Software Developers in Washington earn a median of $166,540. In Michigan, $125,570. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.1% — not 24.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-24.6%
Michigan vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-16.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Michigan
Software Developers
- Median
- $125,570
- p25
- $97,300
- p75
- $140,100
- p10
- $78,930
- p90
- $166,510
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -39%
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.