State comparison · 2025
Software Developers salary: North Carolina vs Washington
Software Developers in Washington earn a median of $166,540. In North Carolina, $134,710. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8.2% — not 19.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-19.1%
North Carolina vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-8.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
North Carolina
Software Developers
- Median
- $134,710
- p25
- $104,530
- p75
- $164,750
- p10
- $83,840
- p90
- $179,310
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -24%
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.