State comparison · 2025
Software Developers salary: New Mexico vs New York
Software Developers in New York earn a median of $166,180. In New Mexico, $124,520. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.3% — not 25.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-25.1%
New Mexico vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-12.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New Mexico
Software Developers
- Median
- $124,520
- p25
- $95,690
- p75
- $158,390
- p10
- $77,110
- p90
- $184,710
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -57%
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.