State comparison · 2025
Software Developers salary: Ohio vs Washington
Software Developers in Washington earn a median of $166,540. In Ohio, $114,090. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21% — not 31.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-31.5%
Ohio vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-21%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Ohio
Software Developers
- Median
- $114,090
- p25
- $96,200
- p75
- $135,490
- p10
- $77,790
- p90
- $168,400
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -34%
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.