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State comparison · 2025

Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers salary: Arizona vs Massachusetts

Occupation

Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers in Massachusetts earn a median of $128,030. In Arizona, $84,050. After cost-of-living, the gap is 31% — not 34.4%.

Nominal pay gap
-34.4%
Arizona vs Massachusetts
COL-adjusted gap
-31%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

Arizona

Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers

Median
$84,050
p25
$71,240
p75
$122,760
p10
$71,240
p90
$157,530
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
100.7
Hiring velocity (180d)
-80%
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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%
See full breakdown for Massachusetts

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.