State comparison · 2025
Software Developers salary: Utah vs Washington
Software Developers in Washington earn a median of $166,540. In Utah, $128,810. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.3% — not 22.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-22.7%
Utah vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-16.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Utah
Software Developers
- Median
- $128,810
- p25
- $100,530
- p75
- $160,570
- p10
- $77,810
- p90
- $177,970
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -14%
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.