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State comparison · 2025

Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers salary: Kentucky vs Massachusetts

Occupation

Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers in Massachusetts earn a median of $128,030. In Kentucky, $83,470. After cost-of-living, the gap is 23.5% — not 34.8%.

Nominal pay gap
-34.8%
Kentucky vs Massachusetts
COL-adjusted gap
-23.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

Kentucky

Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers

Median
$83,470
p25
$59,280
p75
$109,370
p10
$46,680
p90
$139,570
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
90.2
Hiring velocity (180d)
+17%
See full breakdown for Kentucky

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.