State comparison · 2025
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers salary: Alabama vs Massachusetts
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers in Massachusetts earn a median of $128,030. In Alabama, $92,640. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.8% — not 27.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-27.6%
Alabama vs Massachusetts
COL-adjusted gap
-13.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alabama
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers
- Median
- $92,640
- p25
- $64,640
- p75
- $123,780
- p10
- $56,310
- p90
- $159,600
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
Massachusetts
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers
- Median
- $128,030
- p25
- $85,380
- p75
- $163,640
- p10
- $66,120
- p90
- $208,700
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -33%
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.