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State comparison · 2025

Middle School Teachers salary: Massachusetts vs New York

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Middle School Teachers in New York earn a median of $94,840. In Massachusetts, $89,450. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3.8% — not 5.7%.

Nominal pay gap
-5.7%
Massachusetts vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-3.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

Massachusetts

Middle School Teachers

Median
$89,450
p25
$76,190
p75
$100,980
p10
$60,590
p90
$107,610
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
105.8
Hiring velocity (180d)
-14%
See full breakdown for Massachusetts

New York

Middle School Teachers

Median
$94,840
p25
$75,990
p75
$124,280
p10
$60,040
p90
$137,370
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
107.9
Hiring velocity (180d)
-48%
See full breakdown for New York

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.