State comparison · 2025
Software Developers salary: New York vs North Dakota
Software Developers in New York earn a median of $166,180. In North Dakota, $105,600. After cost-of-living, the gap is 29.8% — not 57.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+57.4%
New York vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+29.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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%
North Dakota
Software Developers
- Median
- $105,600
- p25
- $78,870
- p75
- $126,510
- p10
- $62,900
- p90
- $158,060
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -73%
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.