Software Developers salary in Olympia, WA

Median pay for software developers in Olympia, WA: $114,980/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $81,630 – $172,260 · about 1,770 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($111,055) by +$3,925 (+4%).

What it's really worth in Olympia

With Olympia's cost of living at 106 (US=100), that $114,980 has the buying power of about $108,105 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $88,895 · median home $533,918 · median rent $2,041/mo.

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How Olympia ranks for this job

On raw pay, Olympia, WA is 80th of the 186 metros we hold software developers wages for. Once Olympia's cost of living is applied, it ranks 157th.

The headline number flatters Olympia. Once housing and everyday costs are taken into account, software developers here keep less of what they earn than the raw salary implies.

What that salary buys in Olympia

A median home in Olympia, WA costs $533,918 — about 4.6× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $2,041/mo works out at 21% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where software developers earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Olympia.

Metro	Median pay	vs Olympia	Rent vs Olympia
San Jose, CA	$199,100	+73%	1.8×
San Francisco, CA	$172,340	+50%	1.6×
Seattle, WA	$167,030	+45%	1.1×
Santa Maria, CA	$154,200	+34%	1.6×

Same job elsewhere in WA

Metro	Median pay	vs Olympia	Rent vs Olympia
Seattle, WA	$167,030	+45%	1.1×
Kennewick, WA	$131,760	+15%	0.8×
Bremerton, WA	$130,770	+14%	1×
Yakima, WA	$124,630	+8%	0.7×

Staying in WA keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

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