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State comparison · 2025

Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers salary: Massachusetts vs Pennsylvania

Occupation

Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers in Massachusetts earn a median of $128,030. In Pennsylvania, $97,500. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.1% — not 31.3%.

Nominal pay gap
+31.3%
Massachusetts vs Pennsylvania
COL-adjusted gap
+21.1%
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%
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Pennsylvania

Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers

Median
$97,500
p25
$62,140
p75
$126,390
p10
$37,000
p90
$153,860
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
97.6
Hiring velocity (180d)
+35%
See full breakdown for Pennsylvania

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.