State comparison · 2025
Software Developers salary: New York vs South Dakota
Software Developers in New York earn a median of $166,180. In South Dakota, $96,310. After cost-of-living, the gap is 41.7% — not 72.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+72.5%
New York vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+41.7%
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%
South Dakota
Software Developers
- Median
- $96,310
- p25
- $79,810
- p75
- $121,190
- p10
- $65,530
- p90
- $160,380
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
- 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.