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State comparison · 2025

Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers salary: Colorado vs Massachusetts

Occupation

Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers in Massachusetts earn a median of $128,030. In Colorado, $80,530. After cost-of-living, the gap is 35.5% — not 37.1%.

Nominal pay gap
-37.1%
Colorado vs Massachusetts
COL-adjusted gap
-35.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

Colorado

Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers

Median
$80,530
p25
$59,960
p75
$112,350
p10
$30,800
p90
$139,900
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
103.1
Hiring velocity (180d)
-54%
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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.