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State comparison · 2025

Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers salary: Illinois vs Massachusetts

Occupation

Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers in Massachusetts earn a median of $128,030. In Illinois, $98,750. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.4% — not 22.9%.

Nominal pay gap
-22.9%
Illinois vs Massachusetts
COL-adjusted gap
-18.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

Illinois

Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers

Median
$98,750
p25
$63,890
p75
$132,960
p10
$42,860
p90
$165,810
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
100.0
Hiring velocity (180d)
-60%
See full breakdown for Illinois

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.