State comparison · 2025
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers salary: Massachusetts vs Rhode Island
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers in Massachusetts earn a median of $128,030. In Rhode Island, $100,790. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22.8% — not 27%.
Nominal pay gap
+27%
Massachusetts vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
+22.8%
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%
Rhode Island
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers
- Median
- $100,790
- p25
- $80,720
- p75
- $128,690
- p10
- $60,770
- p90
- $161,420
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
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.