State comparison · 2025
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers salary: Massachusetts vs Montana
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers in Massachusetts earn a median of $128,030. In Montana, $81,560. After cost-of-living, the gap is 40.4% — not 57%.
Nominal pay gap
+57%
Massachusetts vs Montana
COL-adjusted gap
+40.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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%
Montana
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers
- Median
- $81,560
- p25
- $61,800
- p75
- $97,630
- p10
- $45,490
- p90
- $163,930
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.