State comparison · 2025
Software Developers salary: Virginia vs Washington
Software Developers in Washington earn a median of $166,540. In Virginia, $136,460. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.3% — not 18.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-18.1%
Virginia vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-13.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Virginia
Software Developers
- Median
- $136,460
- p25
- $106,600
- p75
- $171,090
- p10
- $83,350
- p90
- $211,930
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -37%
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.