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State comparison · 2025

Software Developers salary: Nebraska vs New York

Occupation

Software Developers in New York earn a median of $166,180. In Nebraska, $110,900. After cost-of-living, the gap is 20.1% — not 33.3%.

Nominal pay gap
-33.3%
Nebraska vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-20.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

Nebraska

Software Developers

Median
$110,900
p25
$91,000
p75
$135,600
p10
$77,520
p90
$158,720
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
90.1
Hiring velocity (180d)
-21%
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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%
See full breakdown for New York

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.