State comparison · 2025
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers salary: Massachusetts vs New Mexico
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers in Massachusetts earn a median of $128,030. In New Mexico, $79,440. After cost-of-living, the gap is 40.4% — not 61.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+61.2%
Massachusetts vs New Mexico
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%
New Mexico
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers
- Median
- $79,440
- p25
- $62,670
- p75
- $105,430
- p10
- $56,150
- p90
- $156,260
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
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.