State comparison · 2025
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers salary: Massachusetts vs North Carolina
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers in Massachusetts earn a median of $128,030. In North Carolina, $80,080. After cost-of-living, the gap is 42.5% — not 59.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+59.9%
Massachusetts vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+42.5%
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%
North Carolina
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers
- Median
- $80,080
- p25
- $61,320
- p75
- $105,740
- p10
- $45,270
- p90
- $135,900
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -4%
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.