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State comparison · 2025

Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers salary: Iowa vs Massachusetts

Occupation

Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers in Massachusetts earn a median of $128,030. In Iowa, $89,510. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.8% — not 30.1%.

Nominal pay gap
-30.1%
Iowa vs Massachusetts
COL-adjusted gap
-15.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

Iowa

Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers

Median
$89,510
p25
$75,490
p75
$121,260
p10
$61,450
p90
$157,790
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
87.8
Hiring velocity (180d)
-56%
See full breakdown for Iowa

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.